True or false: Dorchester was originally one of the smallest towns in the colony.
False
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Why is shipbuilding and fishing a good industry for Dorchester?
Because we are on the Atlantic Ocean
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What is it called when a person moves from one country and settles in another country?
immigrating
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Why is Dorchester important in American school history?
It was among the first town to have free public schools.
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Where did the people who came to Dorchester originally come from?
Plymouth
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What colony was Dorchester originally a part of?
The Massachusetts Bay Colony
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Why were factories well suited for this area?
Because we are on a river and rivers can generate electricity.
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Why did the Irish immigrants come over in the late 1800's and early 1900's?
There was a famine in Ireland and they needed to move to survive.
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What paid for the free public schools?
Taxes
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What was the name of the ship that they came on?
The Mary and John
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These were all a part of Dorchester originally except:
a. Hyde Park
b. Wrentham
c. Franklin
d. Canton
c. Franklin
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Name two things that we used to grow on the farms in Dorchester.
Berries, pears, strawberries, and blackberries
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Why was Dorchester a good place to come?
With all it's factories, it meant that there were jobs for the immigrants to have when they came.
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When was Saint Ann's built?
1909
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Was Dorchester a part of Boston at first?
No, it was it's own town at first.
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In what year did Dorchester become a part of Boston?
In 1870
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Name two types of factories that we had here in Dorchester.
Grist mill (makes flour)
Walter Baker Chocolate Factory
Paper, powder, playing card factories
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What famous woman lived on Boutwell Street and why was she famous?
Lucy Stone lived on Boutwell Street and she is famous because she was a women's rights activist.
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Why do you think Saint Ann's wanted to open a school in the early 1900's?
Factories were growing so there were more people and kids needing to be educated.
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What document is the preamble on?
The Declaration of Independence
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Name 2 people who helped write the Declaration of Independence
Robert Livingston, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin
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Why did we lose farms when the factories began to grow?
They needed the space to build the factories and there were more people that needed homes so farmland went to that as well.
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Who was the daughter of Lucy Stone and why was she famous?
Alice Stone Blackwell was her daughter and she was famous because she also fought for women's rights and used writing to help her fight for women's suffrage.