Native American practice using Corn, Beans, and Sqash
What is known as the "Three Sisters"
100
Cotton was King!
What is the South
100
The year we broke away from Great Britain
What is 1776?
100
He defended soldiers of the Boston Massacre.....and then became a leader of the Revolution!
Who is John Adams?
100
He gave this age (1865-1900)its name with his novel
Who is Mark Twain?
200
a multiple cropping practice involving growing two or more crops in proximity.
What is intercropping
200
The first region to heavily industrialize
What is the North?
200
The idea that there is something superior about farmers and farming societies
What is Agrarianism?
200
He invented a machine that would extend slavery on for many decades
Who is Eli Whitney?
200
Early shipping and Railroad King whose nickname was the "Commodore"
Who is Cornelius Vanderbilt?
300
The dominant tool for reaping until at least 1860
What is the Cradle Scythe?
300
States known for high wool production and sheep farming until the War of 1812.
What are the New England states?
300
This war caused the British to start putting unfair taxes on the Colonies
What is the French and Indian War?
300
A terrorist or a savior, he led a failed raid on Harper's Ferry to free slaves in 1859. Sparked the Civil War.
Who is John Brown?
300
His legend, beating the Steam Drill, has been passed down in story and song for generations.
Who is John Henry?
400
He was credited with inventing the mechanical reaper in the 1830's
Who is Cyrus McCormick?
400
This doubled the size of US in 1803....and we are sitting in it.
What is the Louisiana Purchase?
400
Rebellion sparked by a Governor who had a sweet deal trading furs with the Native Americans and eventually led to a bloody Rebellion. Its name might make you hungry.
What is Bacon's Rebellion?
400
He led a rebellion of Massachusetts farmers that would eventually cause a Constitutional Convention to be held.
Who is Daniel Shays?
400
This Gilded age tragedy saw over 100 women die in a factory fire
What is the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire?
500
These two companies are set to merge in the largest Agribusiness deal in history!
Who are Bayer and Monsanto?
500
One of the two states to become well known for manufacturing hemp
What is Missouri or Kentucky?
500
this agreement brought in states in pairs, one free, one slave
What is the Missouri Compromise?
500
He is the author of the article we read "The Pleasure of Eating"
Who is Wendell Berry?
500
Though associated with charitable giving, this Robber Baron is connected to the bloody Homestead Strike and the even bloodier Johnstown Flood