Wars
Crops & Goods
Immigration/Immigrants
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Picture Questions
100
This war was named after the year it was fought in.
War of 1812
100
In VT, lumber was used to make what?
Potash (used in soaps and fertilizer)
100
Name 3 countries that people who immigrated form VT came from.
Italy, Wales, Spain Scotland, Canada, Hungary, Poland, Russia, Ireland.
100
The Winooski and Connecticut rivers flooded and 85 people died in what year?
1927
100
These animals produce what type of product?
Wool
200
Vermonters were against the War of 1812 because it prevented them from trading with this country.
Canada
200
VT farmers grew these NEW crops, what were they?
Apples and wheat.
200
Name at least one job that immigrants had in VT
factory jobs, building railroads, marble carvers, slate workers, stone cutters.
200
Canals were built to carry goods to New York City in what year?
1823
200
Wheat was one of the new crops VT produced. What was the other?
Apples
300
How many people from Vermont served in the armed forces during World War II?
50,000
300
Farmers in VT got rich and then lost money producing what crop?
Wool
300
People from this country arrived in Vermont in the late 1800s.
Ireland
300
World War II lasted from when to when?
1939-1945
300
Trains were used to carry what VT products?
Cheese and butter
400
How did the Vermont WOMEN help with World War II?
They farmed or made machinery in factories.
400
This kind of farming remained successful in VT after crop farming failed.
Dairy.
400
In the early 1900s, this was thriving in VT
Tourism
400
The Great Depression started and ended when?
1929-1939
400
In 1927, these rivers flooded and killed 85 people. What were the names of those rivers?
Winooski and Connecticut.
500
How did Vermont CHILDREN help during World War II?
Stuffed life jackets and collected materials for war supplies.
500
These could carry butter and cheese from VT to other cities.
Trains or train cars.
500
Immigrants from this country were hired as marble carvers.
Italy
500
The first ski tow in Vermont was built in Woodstock in what year?
1934
500
Waterways were built to transport VT goods to New York City. What were those waterways called?
Canals