Corn
What was the name of the method used by Native Americans when planting corn, squash and beans together?
Three Sisters
Where did Genie and Ernie’s grandparents live?
Virginia
In 1952, President Eisenhower said “if a man is old enough to _____, he is old enough to vote.”
fight
What language did Judy speak?
Spanish
What invention separated cotton seeds from fibers?
Cotton Gin
What is the name of the area in the Midwest United States where most of the corn is grown?
Corn Belt
What disability did Grandpop have?
Blind
The 26th Amendment lowered the voting rights from 21 to what age?
18
What state was considered Gold Country in the 1850’s
California
Who invented the machine that separated seeds from fibers?
Eli Whitney
Which part of the corn plant releases pollen?
tassel
What did Mr. Binks sell at the market?
teeth
Which city was the Constitution written in?
Philadelphia
Gold country was told from the perspective of a young immigrant from what country?
China
Lowell Mill girls lived in what state?
Massachusetts
Where was corn first grown?
Mexico
What was the only object that Grandma has left from Uncle Woods' childhood?
red model truck
Who did the 15th Amendment give voting rights to?
African American Men
Maya Angelo wrote the poem title “Caged _______ “
bird
When wood fuel became scarce, what became the major fuel source to power steam-engines?
Coal
What was the name of the biofuel that corn is processed into?
Ethanol
What did the military give Grandma and Granpop after Uncle Wood was killed?
Purple Heart Medal
Which group of people did not gain their US citizenship until 1924? This group was the last to gain voting rights in our country.
Native Americans
Name 5 people that Walt Whitman names in his poem, “I Hear America Singing”
Mechanics, carpenter, mason, boatman, deckhand, shoemaker, hatter, wood-cutter, ploughboy, mother, wife
Explain how the cotton gin has both positive and negative impacts in the United States.
Positive: cotton production increased, allowed to sell with other countries for $. Negative: slavery increased