Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Need some help with american history questions right know?

1. Why did African-Americans migrate to northern cities? (Points : 1)

escape Jim Crow

find jobs

find their American dream

all of the above



2. In what industry did most African-Americans find jobs? (Points : 1)

steel

domestic services

automobile

cotton mill



3. Who published the book The Philadelphia *****? (Points : 1)

W.E.B. Du Bois

Jacob Riis

William Tweed

Jane Adams



4. Which form of transportation made it possible for people to move to the suburbs in the late 1800s? (Points : 1)

subways

trolleys

cable cars

all of the above



5. What were low-cost apartment buildings commonly called? (Points : 1)

slums

ghettos

tenements

settlement houses



6. City public services were paid for by (Points : 1)

the federal government.

tax money.

charity from the wealthy.

political machines.



7. The boss of a political machine (Points : 1)

controlled a voting block of immigrants.

made money for the machine.

took money from contractors.

all of the above



8. What was it called when groups organized to back a political official? (Points : 1)

boss

political machine

settlement

illegal organization



9. Where did the settlement house movement begin? (Points : 1)

Chicago

the United States

England

New York City



10. What was the first Chicago settlement house called? (Points : 1)

Hull House

Tammany Hall

Homestead Square

none of the above
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