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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bettmann say street car riders in the late 1800s were encouraged to bring along on their ride?

2. According to the chapter "Work," what was a typical work week in the late 1800s?

3. What was the biggest safety threat in the vertical apartments in the late 1800s?

4. According to "Rural Life," where were children most likely to be on the prairie?

5. In the late 1800s, who was it that posed a threat to those on the frontier and instilled a sense of fear?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the worst sweatshop industry for the health of the employees?

2. What was New York's shantytown, and who lived there in the late 19th century?

3. How did many farmers on the frontier become financially in debt?

4. What two things negatively effected the mental health of homesteaders?

5. What were some of the back-breaking laborious chores that frontier women had to endure?

6. In the minds of some, what was the time between the Civil War and the early 1900s known as?

7. What was the most famous sewing-related sweatshop in New York?

8. How did the apartments of the late 1800s often turn into death traps for its occupants?

9. According to the chapter "Air," what were some of the problems with using a streetcar for transportation?

10. How did landlords take unfair advantage of their tenants in the late 19th century?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain why child labor in the late 19th century was so popular. Why did employers like to employ children? Were children given special consideration by employees? How did many parents feel about their children working at such an early age? What types of jobs were popular for children?

Essay Topic 2

Air pollution was poorly understood in the time after the Civil War. Discuss what some popular misconceptions were about air pollution, and contrast those with the realities and dangers of air pollution.

Essay Topic 3

Traffic was a huge problem in the large American city in the late 19th century. Discuss some of the ways that cities tried to help the situation, and whether those solutions helped or hurt the traffic problem. Cite examples from the book.

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