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Tracey
Guest
1. Which statement explains the growth of cities in the period following the Civil War until 1920?
(Points: 3)
They grew rapidly because both immigrants and native-born citizens sought higher paying jobs.
They grew slowly because people wanted to stay on their farms and make money.
They grew rapidly because people were eager to enjoy the sophisticated entertainment they offered.
They remained about the same at that time because people were reluctant to make changes.
2. Where did most immigrants choose to live when they entered the United States in the late 1800s or early 1900s?
(Points: 3)
on farms
in cities
in the suburbs
in the West
3. Which had the greatest effect on the growth of cities and the expansion of cities to suburbs?
(Points: 3)
transportation innovations
political changes
leadership from mayors
action by the federal government
4. Which was an amusement that people enjoyed in the late 1800s or early 1900s?
(Points: 3)
Television
Coney Island
Football
The Cyclone
5. Which was not an element of urban social stratification in the cities of the late 1800s?
(Points: 3)
race
class
level of education
ethnicity
6. How did Louis Sullivan and William Jenney change the face of American cities in the late 1800s?
(Points: 3)
They invented the electrical connections that operated streetcars.
They opened some of the first settlement houses.
They designed and built some of the early skyscrapers.
They built the Coney Island amusement parks that drew thousands.
7. What was Frederick Law Olmstead's contribution to New York City?
(Points: 3)
building the Empire State Building
building the first baseball stadium
developing Coney Island
designing Central Park
8. Which was not an activity of the political machines?
(Points: 3)
helping immigrants and others cope with life in the city
awarding jobs and contracts to friends
requiring honesty in all transactions
accepting bribes in exchange for favors
9. What was Tammany Hall in New York City?
(Points: 3)
a municipal building
a settlement house
the Democratic political machine
the home of the opera
10. How was Jane Addams a leader in the late 1800s and early 1900s?
(Points: 3)
She was the first woman elected to serve in the Senate.
She designed some of the first skyscrapers.
She started Hull House, which became a model for other reformers.
She implemented the Social Gospel by founding the Salvation Army.
11. What American urban movement was established to assist the poor?
(Points: 3)
settlement houses
Gilded Age
city councils
people's palaces
12. Which goal of the Populist Party helped lead to its growth?
(Points: 3)
coinage of silver
political power for the upper class
laissez-faire government
system of national banks
13. How do historians generally view populism?
(Points: 3)
as a failed movement that set the stage for some reforms
as the movement that saved the farmers
as the party that laid the groundwork for the election of Theodore Roosevelt
as a driving force in the late nineteenth century
14. What Progressive organization had a goal of providing food and shelter to the slum-dwelling poor?
(Points: 3)
the Salvation Army
the Social Gospel
the Sheldon Steps
the Booth Believers
15. Which was one of the goals for some advocates of the Progressive movement?
(Points: 3)
laissez-faire economy
welfare
conservation
establishment of a national bank
(Points: 3)
They grew rapidly because both immigrants and native-born citizens sought higher paying jobs.
They grew slowly because people wanted to stay on their farms and make money.
They grew rapidly because people were eager to enjoy the sophisticated entertainment they offered.
They remained about the same at that time because people were reluctant to make changes.
2. Where did most immigrants choose to live when they entered the United States in the late 1800s or early 1900s?
(Points: 3)
on farms
in cities
in the suburbs
in the West
3. Which had the greatest effect on the growth of cities and the expansion of cities to suburbs?
(Points: 3)
transportation innovations
political changes
leadership from mayors
action by the federal government
4. Which was an amusement that people enjoyed in the late 1800s or early 1900s?
(Points: 3)
Television
Coney Island
Football
The Cyclone
5. Which was not an element of urban social stratification in the cities of the late 1800s?
(Points: 3)
race
class
level of education
ethnicity
6. How did Louis Sullivan and William Jenney change the face of American cities in the late 1800s?
(Points: 3)
They invented the electrical connections that operated streetcars.
They opened some of the first settlement houses.
They designed and built some of the early skyscrapers.
They built the Coney Island amusement parks that drew thousands.
7. What was Frederick Law Olmstead's contribution to New York City?
(Points: 3)
building the Empire State Building
building the first baseball stadium
developing Coney Island
designing Central Park
8. Which was not an activity of the political machines?
(Points: 3)
helping immigrants and others cope with life in the city
awarding jobs and contracts to friends
requiring honesty in all transactions
accepting bribes in exchange for favors
9. What was Tammany Hall in New York City?
(Points: 3)
a municipal building
a settlement house
the Democratic political machine
the home of the opera
10. How was Jane Addams a leader in the late 1800s and early 1900s?
(Points: 3)
She was the first woman elected to serve in the Senate.
She designed some of the first skyscrapers.
She started Hull House, which became a model for other reformers.
She implemented the Social Gospel by founding the Salvation Army.
11. What American urban movement was established to assist the poor?
(Points: 3)
settlement houses
Gilded Age
city councils
people's palaces
12. Which goal of the Populist Party helped lead to its growth?
(Points: 3)
coinage of silver
political power for the upper class
laissez-faire government
system of national banks
13. How do historians generally view populism?
(Points: 3)
as a failed movement that set the stage for some reforms
as the movement that saved the farmers
as the party that laid the groundwork for the election of Theodore Roosevelt
as a driving force in the late nineteenth century
14. What Progressive organization had a goal of providing food and shelter to the slum-dwelling poor?
(Points: 3)
the Salvation Army
the Social Gospel
the Sheldon Steps
the Booth Believers
15. Which was one of the goals for some advocates of the Progressive movement?
(Points: 3)
laissez-faire economy
welfare
conservation
establishment of a national bank