A 13-year old boy hid in a warehouse basement instead of going to school. Why did he and other children not want to go to school?
The teachers gave cruel punishments for everything.
("...they hits ye if yer seat squeaks..." Pg 283)
100
What was the grandfather clause?
The grandfather clause was if your grandfather, or your father had been eligible to vote before January 1,1867 then you could vote.
100
What did women trade their corsets for in order to bicycle?
Split Skirts
100
who designed the ten-story Wainwright Building in St. Louis?
Louis Sullivan
100
What is My (melia's) favorite color?
Blue
200
Who helped make Kindergarten apart of the schooling system?
William T. Harris
200
What was the annual tax fee that was required to vote?
Poll Tax. ( Black and white sharecroppers were to poor to pay the tax.)
200
What was Coca-Cola's original purpose?
It's purpose was to originally cure headaches in 1886.
200
Who designed a slender 285- foot tower in 1902?
Daniel Burnham
200
When did the first episode of friends air?
September 22, 1994
300
Fill in the Blank
- Between 1865 and 1895, states passes laws requiring __ to __ weeks annually of school attendance by students between the ages of 8 and 14.
12 to 16 weeks
300
What was the laws that allow racial segregation to happen?
Jim Crow Laws
300
Who was the amateur player, that formed a club in New York City and set down regulation?
Alexander J. Cartwright
300
Who modeled an airplane form a bicycle?
Oliver and Wilbur Wright
300
When was the mechanical pencil created? (year)
1822
400
In 1880, what was the percent of white children who attended elementary school?
62%
400
What was the legal case that reached the Supreme Court to test segregation?
Plessy Vs Ferguson
400
What was the safety Bicycle?
It was a bike that was safer because it had small wheels, no crossbar, and a dropped frame.
400
When was Coney Island opened? (the year)
May 1903
400
How long does it take for caffeine to take effect?
about 45 minutes for 99% of caffeine to be absorbed through membranes.
500
By early 1900, how many students attended High School?
More than half a million.
500
What was a system that bound laborers into slavery to work off a debt to an employer?
Debt Peonage
500
Who won the first World Series that was held in 1903?
The Boston Pilgrims
500
What was a system that brought packages directly to every home.