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AssignmentMultiple Choice

Cause and Effect in An American Plague

Question 1 • Language Arts 7 B (M12 25/26 S2)

Why did George Washington not have any information about Philadelphia?

Answer
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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