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During the 1919 molasses flood in Boston, this amount of molasses was spilled into the streets.
what is 2 million gallons
These three goods were the main components of the Triangle Trade between Africa, the Caribbean, and New England.
What are Slaves, Molasses, Rum
The city where the Mollassas Flood happened
What is Boston
Abraham Lincon
Who is Ms. Evans's favorite president?
This midnight rider warned colonists of British troops—though two others rode with him. And he didn't actually finish the ride.
Who is Paul Revere?
During the flood, the number of people who were killed
What is 21 people?
This 1733 tax on imported molasses was widely ignored and led to widespread smuggling in the American colonies.
What was the Molasses Act of 1733
United States Industrial Alcohol Company
What was the name of the responsible company
The APUSH theme that deals with the ideas, beliefs, and social mores that help shape the United States
What is Culture and Society
What is Rohde Island?
The molasses wave that flooded Boston in 1919 was this high and this wide.
What is 15ft high, 160ft wide
This sweetener gradually replaced molasses in American kitchens once it became widely available and affordable.
What is White Sugar
After the 1919 molasses flood, the waters of Boston Harbor stayed brown for this length of time.
What is the end of summer(8ish months)
The APUSH theme focuses on how different social and political groups have influenced society and government in the United States, as well as how political beliefs and institutions have changed over time.
What is Politics and Power
This U.S. president had a pet alligator that lived in a White House bathroom.
Who is John Quincy Adams?
The molasses tank that exploded in 1919 was this tall.
what is 50ft tall?
In the 1800s, molasses was sometimes used as this sticky homemade beauty remedy.
What was Homemade Hair Treatment
One reason the molasses tank exploded in 1919 was because it was this.
What was poorly constructed?
The Historical Treatment of Immigrants in American
What is horrible
In 1837, Andrew Jackson hosted a party at the White House centered around a 1,400-pound block of this food.
What is the Great Cheese Block
The speed at which the wave of molasses moved
What is 35 mph?
During World War I, molasses was fermented to produce this substance, which was used in explosives.
What is ethyl alcohol
The United States Industrial Alcohol Company blamed the disaster on these types of people and alleged sabotage.
Who are “evilly disposed persons”?
Barolome De Las Casas
What notecard talks about how native people are civilized and could be converted to Christianity easily?
The event that Ms. Evans believes started the campaign for independence from Britain?
What is the Proclamation Line of 1763?