The Man
John Henry worked for this
The Railroad
fiction or non-fiction
Fiction
Who won the race?
John Henry
This invention would change John Henry's steel driving occupation.
The Steam Drill
Another word for strength (starts with a B)
Brawn
In the play "John Henry" he asks this woman to marry him
Polly Ann
In the play, we leaned The Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad was also called this
C&O
Long ago a steam train might be called an Iron one of these
Horse
John Henry agreed to a competition with the steam driller because he feared the machine would do this
Take over people's jobs and cause them to lose the land promised to them
A story handed down from the past could be called a (starts with L)
Legend
John Henry melted down the chains that bound him-- and made this tool
A Hammer
The railroad workers were promised this
land
The story of John Henry can be considered a folk one of these
Tale or Lore
To keep up with the steam driller during the competition, John Henry used this many hammers
Two. One in each hand.
A very strong metal (starts with an S)
Steel
According to one of our videos, John Henry was born with this in his hand
A Hammer
In yesterday's video, John's hammer was melted down and made into this musical instrument
A guitar
The workers didn't like the steam-powered drill because they thought they would lose these
Their jobs
John decides to do this against the machine.
Race against the machine
To be focused on a goal is to be this (starts with a D)
Determined
John Henry raced against this
A Machine, the steam-powered drill
In yesterday's video, John was not traveling with Ma or Polly Ann. He was with this family member
Son
In the play, these characters get John's land
Ma and Polly Ann
In yesterday's video, John did this through the mountain
Broke through the mountain
Workers were promised land. 50 of these (starts with an A)
Acres