Jewett Comprehension Questions
1. Who named the city of Bakersfield?
2. Where did Solomon and Philo Jewett plan to go when they left their farm?
3. Why did they want to go there?
4. Why did they change their plans?
5. Where did they go instead?
6. What did Solomon Jewett do on the Tejon Ranch?
7. Why was that a good job for him?
8. Name two reasons sheep were important at that time.
9. Why did the outlaws want to kill the Jewetts and other Union supporters?
10.How did Solomon Jewett help the businesses of Bakersfield?
11.What did Solomon Jewett do that makes Bakersfield look different today?
12.What happened to Charles during the Civil War?
13.What happened to Charles on the Kern River?
14. How do you think Kern County and Bakersfield might be diffrent if the Jewett brothers had not come here?
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