HOW A CITY FOUNDED TO MAKE MONEY MADE IT
The Economic and Business History of Evansville, lndiana
by Ed Klingler
Published by the University of Evansville
Your first reading assignment is to read pages 1-21. Here are discussion questions that we will go over together. Be ready to answer. You will be called on. You do not have to write the answers down to turn them in. You will be graded on whether or not you can answer when you are called on.
Who are the famous people in Ch 1 and what makes them so special?
Why is the Cumberland Gap important to the migration of pioneers?
How was the site for Evansville was picked?
What was Hugh McGary like? Would you have like him?
How close was Evansville to being the capital of Indiana?
Explain the counties around Evansville -- Which ones was Evansville a part of before Vanderburgh?
What were the first businesses in Evansville? Why would these businesses be needed before others?
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