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American Communities, 1880-1980

CONTENTS OF CURRICULUM UNIT 89.01.03

Unit Guide

The Community and You: Learning Your Way Around Fair Haven

Benjamin A. Gorman

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Activity IV: Fair Haven Street Maze

Draw your route on the map by following the directions.

1. Start at X and go East on Grand Avenue for 5 blocks.
2. Turn South onto Ferry Street and go 8 blocks.
3. Travel on Wolcott Street for 2 blocks.
4. Go South to River T. and West to James Street.
5. Turn North for 6 blocks and then East to East Pearl Street.
6. Go North 3 blocks and East to Front Street.
7. Travel North to Pine Street.
8. Go West to the corner of Ferry and one block South to Clay Street.
9. Continue West on Clay to the end, go North 3 blocks and
10. You are on Street.

Find the letters “F” and “H” in the maze and shade them in. (figure available in print form) Follow up questions for fictional stories:

The River and the Oyster

1. What is this a story about?
____ A. State Boarding
____ B. Schooners
____ C. Change over time
____ D. Oystering
2. Which pair of boats were used for oystering?
____ A. Canoes and schooners
____ B. Sharpies and sloops
____ C. Sharpies and dugouts
____ D. Sharpies and schooners
3. Oysters are?
____ A. Found on East Pearl Street
____ B. Found on Long Island
____ C. Starfish
____ D. Shellfish
4. “Spats” are?
____ A. Baby oysters
____ B. The oyster’s enemy
____ C. Nickname for “Sharpies”
____ D. A skateboard trick
5. Along Front Street used to be found?
____ A. Steam boilers
____ B. Oystermen’s houses
____ C. The railroad
____ D. A park

The Immigrants

1. This story takes place
____ A. on Sunday afternoon.
____ B. on Saturday morning.
____ C. in 1902.
____ D. in 1852.
2. The word “steerage” means?
____ A. Kind of stove
____ B. Section of a boat
____ C. Place on Fair Haven
____ D. Type of factory work
3. Which of the following pairs does not belong?
____ A. Italian—Italy
____ B. Chinese—China
____ C. Irish—Ireland
____ D. Fair Haven—Connecticut
4. Choose the best reason why Michael does not talk to Cathy until the end of the story.
____ A. Michael probably doesn’t understand much English.
____ B. Michael was told not to talk to strangers.
____ C. Michael is afraid of girls.
____ D. Michael probably is too tired from walking fast.
5. Which of the following is true?
____ A. Immigrant families had no relatives in America.
____ B. Immigrant families traveled by train to America.
____ C. Immigrant families sometimes had a relative living in America.
____ D. Immigrant families all came from Europe.

Fair Haven Industry and Change

1. The year of this story is
____ A. 1890
____ B. 1899
____ C. 1913
____ D. 1939
2. Which came first in time?
____ A. Erector Sets
____ B. New Haven’s Tercentenary
____ C. Electric trolleys
____ D. American Flyer Trains
3. What is the difference between the Quinnipiac River and the Westville Section of New Haven?
____ A. About 1 hour
____ B. About 6 miles
____ C Less than 4 miles
____ D. Not given
4. Which of the following would not describe A.C. Gilbert?
____ A. Inventor
____ B. Medical doctor
____ C. College graduate
____ D. Businessman
5. What is a negative effect of industry?
____ A. Makes noise and pollution
____ B. Provides jobs
____ C. Brings change
____ D. Promotes progress

Answers:

The River and the Oyster

1.C 2.C 3.D 4.A 5.B

The Immigrants

1.C 2.B 3.D 4.A 5.C

Fair Haven Industry and Change

1.D 2.C 3.B 4.B 5.A

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