writer of The Jungle. Forced the meat packing industry to make things safer and cleaner
Who is Upton Sinclair
100
created Hull House to help the poor
Who was Jane Addams
100
Name 2 reasons why Chicago burnt so easily
What is everything made of wood, everything was dry, fire dept out of water
100
name 2 things that could be bought from a catalog in the early 1900's
What is cars, eyeglasses, wigs, homes, medicine, etc.
100
an engineer; built the 1st Ferris Wheel
Who was George Ferris
200
Started Marshall Field & Company
Who is Marshall Field
200
Built the Palmer House
Who was Potter Palmer
200
Why did the people of Chicago make the river flow backwards?
What is people were getting sick from water supply
200
What city was the leading producer of steel?
What is Chicago
200
Built the 1st YMCA
Who was Dwight Moody
300
started a mail order company
Who is Montgomery Ward
300
built the 1st skyscraper
Who was William Jenney
300
What happened at Haymarket Square?
What is bomb was throw in the crowd ( which was suppossed to be a peaceful protest ) at the police, police responded with gunfire. Result was huge loss of lives
300
Why were there so many different cultures in the neighborhoods of Chicago?
What is people settled where there ancestors lived
300
name 2 problems workers faced on the job
What is poor working conditions, long hours, low pay
400
started a mail order company that is still around today.
Hint: St. Clair Square in Fairview Heights
Who is Richard Sears
400
architect; buildings blended in with regular surroundings
Who was Frank Lloyd Wright
400
How did the Great Chicago Fire really start?
What is Farmhand for O'Leary did it
400
How did the people of the United States help out of the people of Chicago after the fire?
What is gave money, food, other supplies, offered to help rebuild
400
name 4 ethnic groups that can be found in Chicago today
What is Polish, Hispanic, German, Chinese, Japanese, French, etc.
500
invented the railroad sleeping car
Who was George Pullman
500
his barn is where the Great Chicago Fire Started
Who was Patrick O'Leary
500
What company was part of the meat packing industry?
What is Swift
500
What 2 animals were involved in the meat packing industry
What is pigs and cows
500
What is the 2 most common languages in Chicago besides English?