Urbanization

Which of these did NOT use steel frame construction?

• the Flatiron Building

• the Statue of Liberty

• the Brooklyn Bridge

• general stores

Where was the world´s first subway built?

• New York City

• Boston

• Philadelphia

• London

How long did the New York City Subway take to build?

• 4 years

• 8 years

• 10 years

• 15 years

Before skyscrapers, building in New York were usually not taller than 6 floors because...

• buildings were not strong enough to be taller

• people did not like the way tall buildings looked

• most people did not want to climb more than 6 floors of stairs

• they were illegal to build

What was one of the first complaints about the newly built NYC subway?

• the stations were too dirty

• the trains were slow

• the trains were too crowded

• the tracks had rats

  
  

Skyscrapers became possible because...

• inventors developed stronger bricks to hold up buildings

• builders began using steel frame construction on buildings

• architects started using taller European designs

• immigrant labor made building cheaper

  
  

A horse-car was ...

• a buggy that was pulled by horses

• a cart pulled by horses

• a small train-car pulled by horses

• a train-car used to transport horses

  
  

Which of the following statements is NOT true about trolleys...

• they were invented after the NYC Subway.

• they were cleaner than horse-cars

• they were faster than horse-cars

• they were replaced by buses

  
  

The “cut and cover” system of tunnel building in New York was when...

• workers tunneled underground using tunneling machines

  
  

• workers dug open a trench, laid a tunnel in it, and then covered it up again.

• workers dug a tunnel from underground to prevent disturbing the street.

• workers used dynamite to destroy a tunnel up and then covered up the mess.

  
  

Public transit led to urbanization because...

• people were forced to migrate

• immigrants were moving away from large cities

• laws forced immigrants to live together

• fast travel allowed people to live further away from their jobs