KIN 2501 EXAM 2 LSU JACOBSEN|
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 2025
1500's - -Discovery of New World
- 1600's - -Settling the New World
- 1700's - -Colonies fight for independence/expansion
- 1800's - -Era of Good Feeling
- Massachusetts - -Puritan 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) - -Came 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 - -Came 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 - -Economic 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 - -The social center of town
- What was done at Taverns? - -Meeting, socializing, entertainment and
diversion from work
, - Activities at Taverns? - -Animal baiting, cockfighting, billiards, darts, and
dice were popular.. Betting was also done
- Secondary school - -Lating grammar school
- Harvard college - -Higher education
- 1st academy - -Founded 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? - -133 towns
- By 1840, how many states belonged to the union? - -26 states
- by 1840, how many cities were the commercial and social centers? - -5
- What were the 5 cities? - -Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore,
Charleston
- How many immigrants were there by 1840? - -12 million
- Where were the immigrants from? - -Ireland, Germany, Africa
- What was 1800 to 1860 known as? - -The Era of Good Feelings
- What happened during The Era of Good Feelings? - -Establishment of govt
LA purchase
Immigration
Migration west
Telegraph, railroad, steamboats,
Development of slavery controversy
- Who contributed to basketball? - -James Naismith (1891)
- Who contributed to volleyball? - -William Morgan (1895)
- What 7 sports were considered "serious sport?" - -Horse racing, boxing,
rowing, yacht racing, baseball, track & field, football
- What was popular in established cities, gambling made it controversial,
banned in many northern cities - -HORSE RACING
- Horse racing - -Became more popular in the south
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 2025
1500's - -Discovery of New World
- 1600's - -Settling the New World
- 1700's - -Colonies fight for independence/expansion
- 1800's - -Era of Good Feeling
- Massachusetts - -Puritan 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) - -Came 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 - -Came 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 - -Economic 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 - -The social center of town
- What was done at Taverns? - -Meeting, socializing, entertainment and
diversion from work
, - Activities at Taverns? - -Animal baiting, cockfighting, billiards, darts, and
dice were popular.. Betting was also done
- Secondary school - -Lating grammar school
- Harvard college - -Higher education
- 1st academy - -Founded 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? - -133 towns
- By 1840, how many states belonged to the union? - -26 states
- by 1840, how many cities were the commercial and social centers? - -5
- What were the 5 cities? - -Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore,
Charleston
- How many immigrants were there by 1840? - -12 million
- Where were the immigrants from? - -Ireland, Germany, Africa
- What was 1800 to 1860 known as? - -The Era of Good Feelings
- What happened during The Era of Good Feelings? - -Establishment of govt
LA purchase
Immigration
Migration west
Telegraph, railroad, steamboats,
Development of slavery controversy
- Who contributed to basketball? - -James Naismith (1891)
- Who contributed to volleyball? - -William Morgan (1895)
- What 7 sports were considered "serious sport?" - -Horse racing, boxing,
rowing, yacht racing, baseball, track & field, football
- What was popular in established cities, gambling made it controversial,
banned in many northern cities - -HORSE RACING
- Horse racing - -Became more popular in the south
