Urbanization

Urbanization

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Social Studies

8th Grade

Hard

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of these did NOT use steel frame construction?

the Flatiron Building

the Statue of Liberty

the Brooklyn Bridge

general stores

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Where was the world´s first subway built?

New York City

Boston

Philadelphia

London

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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

4 years

8 years

10 years

15 years

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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


6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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


7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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


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