KIN 2501 EXAM 2 LSU JACOBSEN
1500's - ANSDiscovery of New World
1600's - ANSSettling the New World
1700's - ANSColonies fight for independence/expansion
1800's - ANSEra of Good Feeling
Massachusetts - ANSPuritan work ethic
Prohibited sporting activities such as sledding, football, dancing, swimming, ninepins (bowling),
and shuffleboard
Strong desire to set up schools
Absolutely NO Sunday amusements
Games for children had moral teachings
Taverns were a major social center
New York (New Amsterdam) - ANSCame to the New World with a strong commercial spirit
(wealth seekers)
Good food, drink, and gambling
Bowling (ninepins), tennis, cricket, horse racing, & ice skating
Had strong family and community values as well as for frugality (thriftiness) and diligence
Pennsylvania - ANSCame in search of religious freedom
Quakers: Society of friends (William Penn)
This territory welcome settlers from several European countries (Sweden, Germany, France
Scotland, Ireland)
Peace loving - ice skate, swim, hunt & fish
Southern Colonies - Virginia - ANSEconomic opportunity rather than for religious freedom
Tobacco was main crop
Physical activity was embraced
1619 - African slaves provided labor
Popular activities: fox hunting, horse racing, golf, lawn bowling and dancing
Taverns - ANSThe social center of town
What was done at Taverns? - ANSMeeting, socializing, entertainment and diversion from work
Activities at Taverns? - ANSAnimal baiting, cockfighting, billiards, darts, and dice were popular..
Betting was also done
, Secondary school - ANSLating grammar school
Harvard college - ANSHigher education
1st academy - ANSFounded by Franklin in 1749
Taught lifelong practical skills
Academic subjects
Physical activity - proponent of swimming
Also - running, leaping, and wrestling
By 1840, how many towns had more than 2500 people? - ANS133 towns
By 1840, how many states belonged to the union? - ANS26 states
by 1840, how many cities were the commercial and social centers? - ANS5
What were the 5 cities? - ANSBoston, New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Charleston
How many immigrants were there by 1840? - ANS12 million
Where were the immigrants from? - ANSIreland, Germany, Africa
What was 1800 to 1860 known as? - ANSThe Era of Good Feelings
What happened during The Era of Good Feelings? - ANSEstablishment of govt
LA purchase
Immigration
Migration west
Telegraph, railroad, steamboats,
Development of slavery controversy
Who contributed to basketball? - ANSJames Naismith (1891)
Who contributed to volleyball? - ANSWilliam Morgan (1895)
What 7 sports were considered "serious sport?" - ANSHorse racing, boxing, rowing, yacht
racing, baseball, track & field, football
What was popular in established cities, gambling made it controversial, banned in many
northern cities - ANSHORSE RACING
Horse racing - ANSBecame more popular in the south
Rich horse owners