Living in the City Quiz

Why did many middle-class families move to the suburbs in the late 1800s?

• To be closer to their jobs.

• Cities were too crowded.

• The government gave them free land.

What were tenements?

• Cheap, overcrowded apartment buildings.

• Large houses in the suburbs.

• Government housing for middle-class families.

Why did immigrants often settle in ethnic ghettos?

• They were forced to live there.

• These were the only places with available jobs.

• They felt comfortable near others like them.

What was one downside of ethnic ghettos?

• It was harder for immigrants to learn English.

• They were the too expensive.

• Immigrants had to give up their cultural traditions.

What was a political machine?

• A system where elected officials helped businesses grow.

• A powerful organization that controlled politics.

• A group of factory owners who hired immigrants for low wages.

How did political machines gain support from immigrants?

• They provided food, coal, and rent money in exchange for votes.

• They gave immigrants free transportation to the suburbs.

• They helped immigrants return to their home countries.

How was Boss Tweed eventually caught and removed from power?

• He was arrested after a journalist exposed his corruption.

• He lost an election when voters turned against him.

• The federal government passed a law banning political machines.

What was a settlement house?

• A new kind of factory where workers lived on-site.

• A type of tenement apartment building.

• A community center that provided services to poor immigrants.

What services did settlement houses provide?

• Only job training programs for adults.

• Child care, health care, English classes, and job training.

• Legal advice for factory owners.