Newsies

Who were the Newsies?

• Orphans and Runaways

• Newspaper Owners

• Well educated children

If the Newsies had papers left over, what did they do with the left over papers?

• Throw them away

• Eat them

• Sleep on them

What happened in 1899 that caused the Newsies problems?

• The Trolley Strike

• A Hurricane

• Pulitzer raised the price of newspapers for the Newsies

Kid Blink, with the help of Newsies and Sweat Shop workers, managed to do what?

• Gather hundreds of kids to strike.

• Completely shut down all Newspapers in New York.

• Regain his eyesight. 

The strike lasted two weeks. What did the Newspaper owners do in response to the strike?

• Fired the Newsies.

• Lowered the price of the papers for the Newsies.

• Agreed to buy back all unsold papers.

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