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History
Gold Rush
Jeans
Vocabulary
100

What did the first pairs of levis cost?

$1.50

100

What country was Levi Strauss born in?

Germany

100

What was the original type of company Levi Strauss worked for?

ry Goods

100

What city is the word "jeans" named after?

Genoa 

100

What does a tailor do?

Works on fixing clothes

200
how expensive can Levi's be today?

Over $300!

200

Where did Levi's family emigrate to?

New York

200

What was the name of the Tailor Strauss worked with?

Jacob Davis

200

What color is the fabric for jeans died?

Indigo

200

What is a patent?

When no body can copy your design

300

people pay up to ___ x as much now for levi's

20

300

What was the tailor Jacob Davis tying to fix on the customers pants?

Stronger pockets and seams

300

Why were Levi's jeans so successful during the Gold Rush?

People needed something durable

300

What is a rivet?

The metal part on your jeans that keeps parts secure

300

What does it mean for something to be durable?

Strong, long lasting

400

What did Levi Strauss do with his wealth

donate to the poor and scholarships

400

What was the nickname for jeans back in the day

waist overalls

400

What was the problem miners were having with their pants?

Seams ripping easily

400

What is the message of the levis logo?

Two horses can't even pull them apart!

400

What does it mean to emigrate somewhere?

To move to somewhere else

500

What was Levi's original name before changing it?

Loeb