An American Plague Vocabulary
Across
- 2. Having or relating to a system of government
- 5. President of the United States during 1793
- 7. The church bells would do this to signify a death in the city
- 8. A massive emergency affecting many people
- 12. Type of government in which the people vote on decisions
- 13. Not giving up, continuous unkindness
- 14. People living somewhere permanently or long-term
- 15. The doctor who diagnosed the deadly illness as yellow fever
- 17. Governor who asked for an investigation of the disease to be completed
- 19. The city in which yellow fever raged
- 22. The royal ruler of a place
- 23. Items offered for sale
- 24. A major sickness worldwide
- 27. People who live in a place
- 28. People/company who make goods for sale
Down
- 1. People/company offering something for sale
- 3. People/organization having power/control in a specific area
- 4. Legally recognized people living in a state/territory
- 6. Mayor who ordered the streets to be cleaned of garbage and dead animals
- 9. Extremely hot
- 10. Collection of water in a separate place
- 11. A major sickness confined to a specific location
- 16. Muggy, heavy air
- 18. Prolonged cruel or unjust treatment or control
- 20. A lack of water/rain
- 21. All the people living in a particular town, area, or country
- 22. Annoying insect likely responsible for the rapid spread of yellow fever
- 25. An area (pier, deck, etc.) in which a ship is parked to load/unload
- 26. The center of a country's business
- 29. Goods carried on ships for transportation