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Question #1
The early urban settlements in the United States were similar in that __________.
A.   all were located inland
B.   they were located near water
C.   all were located in Canada
D.   none of the above
Question #2
The economic supremacy of New York City in the mid-nineteenth century was most stimulated by the __________.
A.   Erie Canal
B.   New York Port Authority
C.   St. Lawrence Seaway
D.   steamboat
Question #3
 The period of “urban expansion” identified in the book and lecture was:
A.   1860–1900
B.   1825–1860
C.   1860–1900
D.   1790-1860
Question #4
The video in class on Thursday was about
A.   the industry revolution in the United States
B.   Midwestern cities
C.   the industrial revolution in Britain
D.   the seaports cities
Question #5
According to Thursday’s lecture, who said the following: “Modern industry has converted the little workshop...into the great factory of the industrial capitalist.”
A.   Karl Marx
B.   Andrew Carnegie
C.   Steve Jobs
Question #6
Steam power in the nineteenth century industrial cities encouraged __________.
A.   dispersion
B.   home manufacturing
C.   concentration and centralization
D.   none of the above
Question #7
Which of the following is most true regarding the role of railroads in the settlement of the US West?
A.   Railroads came along after the West was already developed.
B.   Railroads were unnecessary to the development of the West.
C.   Railroads opened the West and were crucial to its development.
D.   all of the above
Question #8
The electric streetcar, which allowed for the development of the outer areas of the city, was first perfected in the 1890s in Chicago.  
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #9
The National Municipal League was organized to __________.
A.   help new immigrants adjust to city life
B.   provide low cost housing for urban dwellers
C.   reform city government by getting rid of political bosses
D.   none of the above
Question #10
The Industrial Revolution in the United States occurred before the Industrial Revolution in Britain?
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #11
The video shown in class on Tuesday was about:
A.   urbanization in Los Angeles
B.   the industrial revolution
C.   the emergence of ancient cities 10,000 years ago.
D.   Urbanization in Los Angeles
Question #12
At the time of the first US census (1790), the largest city in the nation was __________.
A.   New York
B.   Charleston
C.   Boston
D.   Philadelphia
Question #13
According to Thursday’s lecture, the economic systems that can be equated with the industrial revolution is
A.   slave society
B.   capitalist society
C.   nomadic society
D.   none of the above
Question #14
Which city does poet Carl Sandburg call, “Hog Butcher for the World”?
A.   Smithfield
B.   Chicago
C.   New York
D.   Detroit

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