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Why did George Washington not have any information about Philadelphia?

A
All government officials had yellow fever and were unable to send Washington a letter.
B
Mail delivery was slow.
C
The clerks had fled Philadelphia and left papers and records behind.
D
Washington was waiting for firsthand accounts of the epidemic.
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✔ Americans did not like how the English king ruled.Americans agreed with English laws.Representatives followed the king’s governing.

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✔ Americans did not like how the English king ruled.
B
Americans agreed with English laws.
C
Representatives followed the king’s governing.
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What was the result of Washington not receiving information from Philadelphia?

A
He rode to Philadelphia to investigate.
B
He fired his aides.
C
He remained in Germantown.
D
He contracted yellow fever.
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Which two cause-and-effect relationships are based on facts and could be proven?

A
Yellow fever would end with cold weather.
B
Diseases always spread faster in the summer.
C
Yellow fever would continue throughout the winter months.
D
The Black Death decreased during the winter.
E
People are always healthier in the winter.
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What effect did the king's habit of moving Parliament have on US representatives?

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Selection 1:It led them to name a meeting spot in the Constitution.
Selection 2:as a result
Selection 3:Americans did not like how the English king ruled.
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What effect did the king's habit of moving Parliament have on US representatives?

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Selection 1:It led them to name a meeting spot in the Constitution.
Selection 2:as a result
Selection 3:Americans did not like how the English king ruled.
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Based on the passage and what you have learned in the lesson, write three to four sentences explaining whether dipping letters in vinegar to prevent the spread of yellow fever was a good conclusion.

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Dipping letters in vinegar was not a good conclusion because it was based on a misunderstanding of how yellow fever spreads. At the time, people believed the disease was contagious through touch or 'foul air,' when it was actually transmitted by mosquitoes. Therefore, while the vinegar might have killed surface bacteria, it did nothing to prevent the spread of the virus itself. This practice shows that their conclusion was logical based on their limited knowledge, but scientifically incorrect.

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