Mother Jones Facts
Where was Mother Jones born?
Cork, Ireland
What was the time period called when kids had to work and they had to work in dangerous places.
The Industrial Revolution
The dictionary definition of a word.
Denotation
What rock is made from heat and pressure?
Metamorphic rock
What does Mother Jones 'love'?
Children
Who was the president during Mother Jones's march?
President Roosevelt
What type of word is the phrase, " torn, bleeding fingers"? (connotation, denotation)
Connotation, negative
How long is the longest word? how many letters?
189,819 letters long
What were some of the names of the protest/march that Mother Jones organized?
Mother Jones's industrial army
Mother Jones crusaders
Where were children mainly injured while working?
While repairing machines
In the text it says that Mother Jones put children in cages instead of lions and tiger at the circus, why did she do this?
Answers may vary
To show that children are being treated like animals in cages
How long can giraffe tongues be?
20 inches long
What is Mother Jones' real name?
Mary Harris Jones
Why were the kids getting their fingers chopped off?
They had to fix the machines. (that was dangerous)
In the text is says that Mother Jones made other speakers sound like tin cans. Why is this?
Because other speakers where talking about things that were not important
Because Mother Jones was a good speaker
ect.
Do limes or lemons float in water?
Lemons float, while limes sink.
When did Mother Jones go to Philadelphia to help the children? (what year?)
1903, early 1900's
What is the industrial revolution?
It was when machines and technology first were invented. Lots of factories wanted to use it.
When did the federal government pass child labor laws?
35 years after the Mother Jones march (1938)
How many African elephants are there left in the world?
415,000
There are about 100 elephants killed everyday.