Benchmark Unit 9 507

The Founding of Chicago

Chicago's first people were

• mobsters

• Europeans from France and Belgium

• French Canadians

• Native Americans

In "The Great Migration,"...

• African Americans from the Northern States moved to the South to work on farms.

• African Americans from the South moved to Northern States to work on farms.

• African Americans from the South moved to Northern States to work in factories and construction.

• African Americans from the Northern States moved to the South to work in factories and construction.

Most southern states had laws that

• required African Americans to vote in every election.

• required white and black people to be integrated in public places.

• required white and black people to be separated in public places.

• required African Americans to pay more in taxes than white people.

Old Cities Revitalize.

As Americans living in the cities started earn more money, and move to the suburbs,

• major cities began losing tens of thousands of residents.

• life got better for all Americans.

• major cities lost money because they had fewer people paying taxes.

• suburban Americans shared their wealth with those still living in the cities.

• schools, and police departments, and other services improved.

Old Cities Revitalize

The cities of Baltimore, Lowell, and Pittsburg...

• all successfully rebuilt and revitalized old neighborhoods.

• all have major league baseball teams.

• all experienced declines in their populations.

• all found different ways to solve the problem of abandoned buildings.

Old Cities Revitalize

What was the problem with Pittsburg?

• Pollution

• Too many people living in the city

• Too many people left the city

• low resources

Old Cities Revitalize

What used to be the steel center of the world?

• Pittsburg

• Baltimore

• New York

• Lowell

The Founding of Chicago

Why were the early people of Chicago forced to move?

• Wanted to move closer to their trading partners

• ran out of resources

• diseases caused a decline in their population

• They were involved in wars with other tribes.

During World War II, why did the north need more workers?

• They needed workers to replace those who left to fight in the war.

• They needed more money

• over-population

• they needed more resources.

Chicago: An American Hub

US Census report of 1870

How many people call Chicago home?

• 400,000

• 300,000

• 750,000

• 250,000