The History of Chewing Gum

What is the main idea of paragraph 1?

• The early uses of chewing gum

• The Aztecs had strict rules about chewing

• People used to chew gum for fun and to help their teeth

• The Mayans chewed on chicle, which came from the sapodilla tree

In 1840, a man named John Curtis made the first gum for sale from the spruce tree.

What idea does this text evidence support?

• How bubble gum was healthy.

• How chewing gum was developed in North America.

• Natives in North America chewed on resin from the sap of spruce trees.

• Curtis was so successful with his chewing gum that he opened the first chewing gum factory in the 1850s.

What did the Mexican president want Thomas Adams to make from the chicle tree?

• tar

• chewing gum

• rubber

• wood planks

When was bubble gum first put in baseball card packages?

• 1840

• 1951

• 1891

• 1923

What can you do with chewing gum now, that you could not do when it was first invented

• throw it

• blow a bubble

• squish it

• eat it

Why do you think William Wrigley Jr. opened two gum brands at the same time?

• To offer more flavors

• To sell gum in different places

• To make more jobs

• To sell gum in baseball cards

What 2 flavors were first added to gum?

• sour orange

• grape

• licorice

• lime

Why do you think chewing gum is not made from trees anymore?

• Tree sap is not safe.

• Chicle tasted terrible

• The sapodilla tree is extinct

• It is cheaper to make it from chemicals

Why do you think William Wrigley Jr. gave free packs of chewing gum with his soap orders?

• He didn't like chewing gum, and wanted to get rid of it.

• He wanted people to try his chewing gum.

• It was a Christmas present.

• Other companies were already giving free gum.

Who did the Aztecs allow to chew chicle in public? Click 2 boxes.

• Children

• Unmarried women

• Sick People

• Rich People