Lesson 5.2 - Urbanization

Multiple Choice

What is urbanization?

• When the population shifts from living on farms to living in cities.

• Small apartments that frequently lacked windows, heat, and indoor plumbing.

• Standards set up by local governments to make buildings safe.

Multiple Choice

Why did African Americans move to northern cities in the late 1800s?

• Taxes were cheaper in northern states.

• The government required African Americans to move into cities.

• To escape the discrimination and violence they dealt with in the south.

Multiple Choice

A small apartment in a city slum that was home to poor people.

• Settlement House

• Tenement

• YMCA

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was a problem that plagued poor neighborhoods in American cities?

• Disease

• Unemployment

• Taxes

Multiple Choice

Which of the following career was typically considered ‘middle class’?

• Sailor

• Doctor

• Farmer

Multiple Choice

What social group did wealthy Americans copy?

• Slaves

• Canadian politicians

• European royalty

Multiple Choice

Which of the following were created to make cities a safer place to live?

• Building codes

• Tenements

• Horse Stables

Multiple Choice

How did cities try to limit residents' exposure to pollution?

• Factories were not allowed to burn coal after 9:00 pm.

• They required factories to limit their emissions.

• Created zoning laws that prevented factories from being built in residential neighborhoods.

Multiple Choice

What was the purpose of settlement houses ?

• To provide a variety of services to help the poor.

• To make sure that city apartments were safe.

• To limit immigration to American cities.

Multiple Choice

Who is credited with starting the settlement house movement?

• Hull Hanks

• Jane Addams

• Billy Sunday