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Who opened the world's first roller coaster at 10 cents a ride?
La Marcus Thompson
What were shows that were a medley of musical drama songs and off-color comedy?
vaudeville
When was the first roller coaster opened?
1884
Where is Joseph Pulitzer from?-
Hungary
How did mass culture spread?
The spread of transportation, communication, and advertising.
Which player won 115 games baseball over his career and helped the Boston Red Stocings win the 1903 world series.
Cy Young
What caused African American teams to create a new baseball league?
because teams like the white stockings refused to play against them
When did Buffalo Bill throw his 4th of July celebration that later turned into a rodeo?
1883
Where in New York City did music become a public industry?-
Tin Pan Alley
Why were newspapers, such as Joseph Pulitzer’s World, so inexpensive
ads
Who created basketball at the Springfield, Massachusetts YMCA in 1891.
James Naismith
What novel exposed the slums of New York?
maggie:a girl of the streets
When did Chautauqua circuit summer camp open?
1874
Where was artist Thomas Eakins from?
Philly
Why were newspapers and literature so popular?
More Americans could read.
Who exposed the slums of New York in his Maggie: A Girl of the Streets, and went on to write The Red Badge of Courage.
Stephen Crane
Rodeos and baseball games were types of events that entertain people. What were these called?
Spectator Sports
When was the national baseball league organized as a business?
1876
Where did the Red Stockings play baseball?
Fenway Boston
Why was Ragtime music controversial?
Some people found the upbeat and highly rhythmic tunes disturbing.
Who was the entrepreneur that opened a theater in New York, aiming to provide families a straight, clean, variety show.
Tony Pastor
What led to growth in schools and colleges for African Americans?
limited access to white institutions)
When did James Nasmith invent basketball at the Springfield Massachusetts YMCA?
1891
Where did a series of religious inspired meetings and entertainment first form at in the late 1800's??
The Chautauqua Lake
Why did entrepreneur Tony Pastor open a theater in New York?
He was aiming to provide families with a “straight, clean variety show.”