7th Grade Social Studies

The Great Peshtigo Fire Name ____________________________________ Period ___
To view the video clip on Wisconsin’s Peshtigo Fire, go to Mrs. Overby’s wiki: www.julieoverby.pbworks.com On the Front Page, click on 7^th Grade Social Studies, then the Thinking Like a Historian link and then the Peshtigo Fire link. On the Peshtigo Fire page, click on the video. To answer question 13, click and view the map link below the video clip on the same wiki page.
1. When did the Peshtigo fire happen? Provide month, day & year _______________________________
2. How many people were killed in the fire? ____________________
3-5. What were three things about Peshtigo that made it vulnerable to a fire?
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6. Because of the strong winds, what was the fire similar to? ____________________________________
7. Where did people go to try to be safe from the fire? _________________________________________
8. What was a problem with their plan? _____________________________________________________

9. What other name is given to the Peshtigo Fire? ____________________________________________

10. Why is it called that? What else happened the very same day? _______________________________

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11-12. After listening to the news story, write down two other things you learned about the fire.

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13. What other state was also affected by the fire? ____________________________________________

LT/Global Studies ’15-‘16/Grade 7/TLAH Pie Peshtigo Sultana/ The Great Peshtigo Fire modified worksheet