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WorksheetsFoundations of Chicago Part 2
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
The God-given right to expand westward into the US is an ideology called...
the White Man's Burden
White Supremacy
Manifest Destiny
Destiny's Child
The signed treaty that the Potowatomi signed to make them move out of Chicagoland area is called:
The Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Dearborn
The Treaty of Jamestown
The Treaty of Greenville
What disease became a major issue in Chicago after people moved there?
Typhoid
Coronavirus
Cholera
the Bubonic Plague
What was an effect of the Black Hawk War?
The breakout of cholera
Another Stanley Cup Win
The mass genocide of the Black Hawk Tribe
More Native American rights
What caused the major amount of Irish immigrants coming to America and in turn, Chicago?
The persecution of Christians
The Potato Famine
The Crusades
Industrialization
This event was a set of riots caused by the “Law and Order” coalition’s idea to get rid of immigrants in Chicago by hiking up the prices of liquor licenses from $50 to $300.
Irish Mob Riots
Beer Lager Riots
The Black Hawk War
Police Brutality Riots
Which transcontinental railroad runs through Chicago?
Union Pacific
Northern Pacific
Southern Pacific
Central Pacific
John D. Rockefeller, the founder of Standard Oil, started to strike oil in the Chicagoland area, including one Indiana town which was:
Hammond
East Chicago
Gary
Whiting
Why would Chicago NOT be a good place to build?
The water makes the ground extremely soft, making it hard to building skyscrapers
The water makes the area very open to attack from all sides
The ground does not have any nutrients in it, making it hard to farm
The ground is extremely hard, due to the cold weather conditions.
What's the first star of the Chciago flag symbolic for?
Fort Dearborn
Standard Oil and John D. Rockefeller
The 1933 World's Fair
The Chicago Cubs
