"Clothes and Shoes for All" Worksheet

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"Clothes and Shoes for All" Worksheet

Read "Clothes and Shoes for All." Think about how each inventor turned an idea for how to solve a problem into a real solution.

Remember that a cause is an event or action. An effect is what happens as a result of the event or action. Read "Clothes and Shoes for All" again. As you read, think about the events or actions and what happens as a result. Then read the causes and effects listed in the chart below. Draw a line to connect each cause to its effect.

Cause
(event or action)

Effect
(result)


Miners worked on their knees in dirt and gravel all day long.		Shoes became cheaper to buy
Levi Strauss made sturdy work pants out of canvas.		Shoes cost a lot of money.
All shoes had to be made entirely by hand.		Miners' pants didn't last very long.
Jan Matzeliger's invention allowed shoes to be made entirely by machine.		These pants lasted longer than ordinary pants.