Orphan Train Beginnings
Who created orphan trains?
Charles Loring Brace.
What race were most off the train passengers?
White.
Who is Lee's brother?
Leo
Many farmers did what to their children?
Used the orphan children as cheap labor, and it’s probable that abuse may have occurred in the new homes of these children.
a large bedroom for a number or people in a school or institution
dormitory
Why were orphan trains created?
To find homes for all of the homeless and orphan children.
Where did most orphans come from?
New York City.
How did Lee feel about adults? Why did he feel this way?
He has poor experiences at the orphanage and at foster homes. He was abandoned by his father and mistrusts all adults.
Why did Lee's father abandon his children?
After the mother died, he could no longer take care of them.
move things illegally into or out of a country
Smuggle
Which Society did Brace found?
The Children's Aid Society
What often happened to siblings on the trains?
They were separated.
Describe Lee's most memorable experience in the orphanage.
He was often hungry because he was denied meals when he misbehaved.
Some children were not homeless or orphans. Name the reason why children who had their biological parents with them would be put onto the orphan trains.
Their biological parents could no longer support them, or no longer wanted to support them.
Motley
a diverse group; usually describing people; varied; assorted
How did Brace feel about orphanages?
He felt they were unsuccessful in caring for and preparing kids. They were overcrowded and gloomy.
Why did the orphan trains end?
New laws and programs made to help children and immigrants. Made to prevent poverty. More small group foster programs.
How does Lee's story end?
He marries and has children. He continues to work with charities. He tells his story at school to share the history of the orphan trains.
What decision did the Rodger family make?
To only keep Leo and not Lee as well.
Incessant
usually an annoyance that is continuing without pause or interruption; constant; continual; endless
In what year was the orphan trains created?
1854
How many children were adopted during the orphan train movement?
200,000 Children.
Name two ways Lee's life is similar to Bud's and one way it's different.
What were some ways riders were kept from reuniting with their biological families?
Parents and riders could not find each other, children couldn't keep any things from their "old life," were denied information about their birth parents, denied birth certificate, birthday, birth name.
The boy was __________________ when he couldn’t find his homework because he was so worried about getting a bad grade.
Frantic