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Answer 2 of the following questions in your own words.

  1. Look up and write down the definitions of the following terms. Remember that the definitions must pertain to light frame residential construction.

    Joist:
    Stud:
    Rafter:
    Plate:
    Subfloor:
    Sheathing:
    Lath:
    Shingles:
    Siding:
    Moulding:
    Millwork:

  2. Do an internet search on balloon frame construction and write, in your own words, a one page summary of the evidence that leads to the conclusion that either George Washington Snow or Augustine Taylor first invented the balloon frame.
  3. Read the article, “History on the road: Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site” by Straka and Ramer. Write a one page summary in your own words about what you learned. Link: http://www.foresthistory.org/Publications/FHT/FHTSpringFall2010/History_Road.pdf
  4. Do an internet search on Tabitha Babbitt and write, in your own words, a one page biography of her. Be sure to include her notable inventions.