Developing Central Ideas in Wheels of Change, Part 5 Answers

Read the excerpt from Chapter 1 of Wheels of Change .Sometime between May and November, 1876, Colonel Albert Augustus Pope took a trip that changed American life forever. It didn't happen overnight. But this one sojourn, to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from Pope's home near Boston, Massachusetts, was the first step in a chain of events that ultimately led to the rise of the bicycle, the fall of the horse, the paving of America's roadways, the dawn of modern advertising, and the development of the automobile. Equally important, it helped American women gain increased independence, better health, freedom from restrictive clothing, and eventually, the right to vote.

Read the excerpt from Chapter 3 of Wheels of Change.Since early in the century, women's clothing seemed to be designed more for beauty and style than for comfort and practicality. One undergarment in particular, the corset, made the very act of getting dressed a challenge.

Look at the image of a woman riding a bicycle in the 1890s.Read the excerpt from Chapter 3 of Wheels of Change.In the 1890s, riding a bicycle in traditional clothing could be hazardous to a woman's health. Witness this all-too-typical account of a female cyclist whose adventure came to an abrupt end: "The wind was behind me, the road good, with just the least bit of down-slope, and I was skimming along like a bird, when there was an awful tug at my dress and a cracking sound," recalled the unnamed woman, who was quoted in the journal Sporting Life in October 1891.

Read the excerpt from Chapter 3 of Wheels of Change .Bloomers did gain some converts in the 1850s, but the backlash was so strong that Amelia Bloomer and her colleagues gave up the fight. Some like-minded women formed the Dress Reform Association in 1857, aiming to win women the right to decide what they would and would not wear. However, the outbreak of the Civil War in 1861 stalled their efforts.

In Chapter 1 of Wheels of Change, the improvement of the nation’s roads is best characterized as a

Which details from Chapter 3 of Wheels of Change does the image help the reader better understand? Check all that apply.

Read the excerpt from the introduction to Wheels of Change .When I was a kid, I took great pleasure in jumping on my bike and riding to the corner candy store about half a mile away. Although I had no knowledge of the part the bicycle had played as a vehicle of change for turn-of-the-20th-century women, I was acutely aware that it allowed this 1960s girl a unique measure of independence. On my bike, I could break free of the bonds that held me in my neighborhood to go buy Necco Wafers and candy necklaces and Atomic FireBalls. If I felt particularly adventurous, I could even ride a bit farther for a fresh ice-cream cone at Applegate Farm.

Look at the photograph and read the caption.Caption: This is a Columbia Model 51 Ladies' Chainless bicycle from 1898.

Read the excerpt from Chapter 3 of Wheels of Change .That same year, the very concept of bloomers caused the Board of School Trustees in the village of College Point, New York, to take an unusual vote. It seems that three female teachers in the village school system made a practice of riding their bicycles to work, and the trustees were aghast. So they voted to prohibit female teachers from riding to and from school.Which statement best fits in the "Cause” portion of this chart?

Read the excerpt from Chapter 3 of Wheels of Change .Repeated injuries to women riding in long, full skirts propelled female cyclists to look for new clothing options and others to at least consider the need for them. But for every suggestion of a cycling outfit that was comfortable and safe, there seemed to be a corresponding warning to women not to overstep their bounds.Which statement best fits in the "Cause” portion of this chart?