Labor Rights
The action of ceasing work to demand better pay and conditions
strike
This president was the only president not to be elected to any executive position (he was neither the vice president or president on the ticket)
Gerald Ford
These run down apartments were a common sight in cities like Chicago
Tenements
This war was fought against the British for American Independence
The American Revolution
This film, released in 1997, became the highest earning film for the next 12 years. It was directed by James Cameron and stared Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet
Titanic
A group of workers who come together to ask for better wages and working conditions from their boss
Union
This president, who left office in 2008 after 2 terms, was the last son whose father was also president, which has only happened twice in US history
George W. Bush
As a breaker boy you would be expected to remove impurities from what mined energy source?
Coal
This war was fought between the states over the institution of Slavery
the civil war
To mark the start of the new millennium, Nintendo released this device, the successor to the Gameboy, in 2004
Nintendo D.S.
The Strike that occurred when Andrew Carnegie was in Europe and Frick was left in charge of the Homestead Steel Mill
The Homestead Strike
Nowadays we are used to having actor presidents, but this US President, who was previously an actor in western films, was the first
Ronald Reagan
Many clothing mills recruited young women from this type of family
Rural Farming Families
This conflict was fought with Mexico and began with an incursion into Mexico by the United States when troops crossed the Rio Grande
Mexican-American War
Before Spotify or apple music, you had to pay this amount per song from iTunes
$0.99
This detective agency became known for their ruthless anti-union violence for pay
The Pinkerton Detective Agency
Name the missing president who was assassinated: Abraham Lincoln, William McKinley, John F. Kennedy
James A. Garfield
The average worker in the US could expect to be paid this much every week
$2
This war began in 2002 after the September 11th terrorist attacks and ended in 2021
The War against Terror/ The Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan
These shaped rubber band bracelets caused fights at many schools and were ultimately banned from most (including Mr. Trevallion's) middle schools
Silly Bandz
This law which ultimately banned Child Labor Nationwide was signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1938
The Fair Labor Standards Act
Name the other father-son pair of presidents (hint both of them were from Massachusetts and were the 2nd and 6th president respectfully)
John Adams and John Quincy Adams
Most immigrants arrived to the US aboard this kind of ship, which is largely considered the forebearer to the Cruise Ship
Ocean Liners
This war was fought over the impressment of American sailors onto British and French naval vessels and resulted in the burning down of the white house
The War of 1812
These VHSs (movie tech before DVDs) marked a great school day with the start of the song you're hearing. they also have a book series that is in your classroom
Eyewitness