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Read the passage from The American Plague.

All along the way Jefferson chafed at the jump in prices brought about by "harpies who prey upon travelers" returning to Philadelphia. Inns on the route had upped their rates; ferrymen were charging extra to transport people and carriages across rivers. In the end, Jefferson estimated that it cost him nearly eighty dollars just to get to Germantown.

What was the cause of the jump in prices?

the cost of ferry boats

the yellow fever outbreak

the number of people traveling

the amount of heat, rain, and dust

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Read the passage from The American Plague.

All along the way Jefferson chafed at the jump in prices brought about by "harpies who prey upon travelers" returning to Philadelphia. Inns on the route had upped their rates; ferrymen were charging extra to transport people and carriages across rivers. In the end, Jefferson estimated that it cost him nearly eighty dollars just to get to Germantown.

What was the cause of the jump in prices?

the cost of ferry boats

the yellow fever outbreak

the number of people traveling

the amount of heat, rain, and dust

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The correct answer is B) the yellow fever outbreak.

The cause of the jump in prices was the yellow fever outbreak.

We are talking about 1793 in the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This was a virus that provoked pain in joints and muscles, as well as fever. Then the virus affected the liver and the kidneys of the patient. Mosquitos were the transmissions of yellow fever. Refugees from the Philipines landed in Philadelphia and that is why they spread the virus in that region of the United States. This virus caused prices to go higher, affecting the economy of the region.