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Foundations of Chicago Part 2

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The God-given right to expand westward into the US is an ideology called...

a)

the White Man's Burden

b)

White Supremacy

c)

Manifest Destiny

d)

Destiny's Child

2.

The signed treaty that the Potowatomi signed to make them move out of Chicagoland area is called:

a)

The Treaty of Paris

b)

The Treaty of Dearborn

c)

The Treaty of Jamestown

d)

The Treaty of Greenville

3.

What disease became a major issue in Chicago after people moved there?

a)

Typhoid

b)

Coronavirus

c)

Cholera

d)

the Bubonic Plague

4.

What was an effect of the Black Hawk War?

a)

The breakout of cholera

b)

Another Stanley Cup Win

c)

The mass genocide of the Black Hawk Tribe

d)

More Native American rights

5.

What caused the major amount of Irish immigrants coming to America and in turn, Chicago?

a)

The persecution of Christians

b)

The Potato Famine

c)

The Crusades

d)

Industrialization

6.

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.

a)

Irish Mob Riots

b)

Beer Lager Riots

c)

The Black Hawk War

d)

Police Brutality Riots

7.

Which transcontinental railroad runs through Chicago?

a)

Union Pacific

b)

Northern Pacific

c)

Southern Pacific

d)

Central Pacific

8.

John D. Rockefeller, the founder of Standard Oil, started to strike oil in the Chicagoland area, including one Indiana town which was:

a)

Hammond

b)

East Chicago

c)

Gary

d)

Whiting

9.

Why would Chicago NOT be a good place to build?

a)

The water makes the ground extremely soft, making it hard to building skyscrapers

b)

The water makes the area very open to attack from all sides

c)

The ground does not have any nutrients in it, making it hard to farm

d)

The ground is extremely hard, due to the cold weather conditions.

10.

What's the first star of the Chciago flag symbolic for?

a)

Fort Dearborn

b)

Standard Oil and John D. Rockefeller

c)

The 1933 World's Fair

d)

The Chicago Cubs