Benchmark Unit 9 507

The Founding of Chicago

Chicago's first people were

• mobsters

• Europeans from France and Belgium

• French Canadians

• Native Americans

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

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.

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

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.

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

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.

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CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

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.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

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

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CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

Old Cities Revitalize

What used to be the steel center of the world?

• Pittsburg

• Baltimore

• New York

• Lowell

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

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.

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

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.

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CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

Chicago: An American Hub

US Census report of 1870

How many people call Chicago home?

• 400,000

• 300,000

• 750,000

• 250,000