WebQuest
Fever 1793: Culminating Project
Task
You will work within your lit circle groups and will be responsible for presenting your information to your classmates.
All group members need to participate equally, and each member will complete a form discussing their specific contributions.
Your group may present your information in any manner you feel works best. Posters, Prezis, PowerPoint, Weebly etc.
Yellow Fever
- What it was
- Symptoms
- How did it start
- What caused it to spread
- Treatments (were they effective)
- Who were most impacted
- Statistics (infected/deaths/survived/etc.)
Philadelphia in 1793
- Role of Philadelphia in America (political scene)
- Social structure of the times
- Rights/liberties of the the people (men, women, children, African Americans)
- Daily routines
- Living conditions
Famous Historical Figures
- George Washington
- Thomas Jefferson
- Dr. Benjamin Rush
- Dr. Deveze
- Quakers
- Jean Pierre Blanchard
- Other famous people who had yellow fever
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