American History Chapter 8 Review

Cities changed a lot between 1880 and 1900. Select the answer that does NOT accurately describe a way cities changed.

• population doubled

• many new immigrants arrived

• rural values were enforced by new laws

• prostitution, gambling, and theft become more common as population growth exceeded the cities capacity to address these social issues.

What did people with enough money do to escape the overcrowding in the cities?

• Lobbied the government to set aside more land for public parks such as central park in New York.

• Moved to the suburbs

• invited more families to move in with them. a.k.a., doubling up

• went on lavish vacations

Before the mid 1800s, factories needed to be build by rivers. Why?

• Workers enjoy bathing after a day of being dirty

• Labor laws required fishing time to supplement worker food shortages

• Water power was used to run the machinery

• The rivers would wash away evidence of wrongdoing.

Cities pulled people in with jobs, entertainment, and modern conveniences. What pushed people out of rural areas in the late 1800s?

• Machines were replacing manual labor so there were very few jobs in rural areas

• Gangs of unruly rural children found it enjoyable to throw stones at newcomers

• Factory owners offered large bonus packages to entice farmers to work in factories

• Large plantation owners were replacing farm laborers with slaves

Which immigration trend best describes what happened in American between 1880–1920?

• There was a dramatic increase in immigration

• people decided to leave the cities due to the many social problems

• trends remained the same

• children immigrated without their parents as they were just more independent back then

Why did most immigrants coming to America after 1880 decide to settle in cities?

• The many luxuries such as music and theater

• the availability of jobs

• the cities were classified as "sanctuary cities" meaning they could not be deported

• the availability of illegitimate work such as gambling, robbery, and prostitution

What did many individuals and even families in the working poor class do to overcome the problem of not being able to afford the rent in cities?

• invited other families to move in with them

• large living complexes were built under existing structures such as bridges

• Parents allowed their adult children to live in their basements until they "found their passion"

• People would build fortresses around their homes and deny access to the man in charge of collecting rent. In essence, the renters went on strike.

How is a trust different from a monopoly?

• a trust is a combination of companies with a board while a monopoly is just one man or company controlling all aspects of production

• horizontal versus vertical organization

• Monopoly had a board game named after it

What best describes tenement housing?

• dirty and crowded city apartment building with little sanitation

• a suburban mansion filled with rich artifacts

• places where people would stay for "ten minute" naps between work shifts. Ten minute was simply abbreviated to tenement

• Plans to improve housing that were never actually developed, but used by companies to get large tax breaks

Florence Kelly was a progressive muckraker primarily concerned with ___________________.

• child labor

• lynchings

• increasing wages for workers

• protecting property rights