answersLogoWhite

0

History of the United States

User Avatar

Agnes Considine

Lvl 10
2y ago
No Reviews
Leave the first rating

Rate this Study Guide:

Cards in this guide (14)
Who invented the first airplane that successfully flew

The Wright Brothers invented the first airplane that successfully flew.

How did the industrial revolution change working conditions for people

There was very little need for skilled labor

Which group wanted to stop immigration

Nativist groups wanted to restrict immigration.

What was one cause for improvements in the slums

Jacob Riis' book, How the Other Half Lives

How did railroad technology affect young people

More young people traveled to the city to get jobs.

Why was it hard to do laundry in tenements

there was no water in many tenements.

What problem was caused by the Slaughterhouse cases

businesses had rights but no responsibilities

What attracted people to the suburbs

they were neighborhoods away from the city centers. People were attracted to the suburbs by more land or bigger homes

What was one of the goals of Jacob Riis's book

To show well-off americans what it was like to live in a slum.

When was William Magear 'Boss' Tweed born

William Magear 'Boss' Tweed was born on April 3, 1823.

The following was not important invention of the early 20th century

the cotton gin

According to How the Other Half Lives why did sinks stink in tenements

They were filled with waste water.

What is a poor crowded part of a city

The poor crowded part of a city is often called the slums

Which of these did Thomas Edison invent

Phonograph apex

Related study guides

Who invented the electric washing machine

What are ethnic neighborhoods

Penny farthing relation

What is an ethnic enclave

➡️
See all cards
3.0
1 Review

Which of the following did Thomas Edison invent

How did the industrial revolution change working conditions for people

Which group wanted to stop immigration

What was one cause for improvements in the slums

➡️
See all cards
No Reviews

Who invented the first airplane that successfully flew

What did Americans get from the phonograph

How did railroad technology affect young people

How did the streetcar affect life in the big city

➡️
See all cards
No Reviews

Which of the following did Thomas Edison invent

How did the industrial revolution change working conditions for people

Which group wanted to stop immigration

What was one cause for improvements in the slums

➡️
See all cards
No Reviews

What did Americans get from the phonograph

How did railroad technology affect young people

How did the streetcar affect life in the big city

How did stores change as technology improved

➡️
See all cards
No Reviews