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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. In large cities in the late 1800s, what animals created massive amounts of pollution problems?

2. What problem did profit motives lead to for street car riders in the late 1800s?

3. Just like their male counterparts, frontier women after the Civil War endured:

4. In 1890, what was the ratio of railroad workers to work-related deaths?

5. How did the police handle strikes in the late 1800s?

Short Essay Questions

1. In the era after the Civil War, what was a major cause of the hideous traffic problems in the large American cities like New York?

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

3. How did the electric trolley car, which was built to improve the traffic situation, actually make the traffic problem worse?

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

5. What made the popular brownstone a stuffy and hazardous place to live for it's occupants?

6. What caused the local wells on the frontier to become contaminated?

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

8. What were some of the toxic inhalants many industrial workers had to endure in the post Civil War era?

9. In the late 1800s, were strikes an effective way to handle grievances by workers?

10. What was the El Train, and what was it's purpose when it was introduced in 1868?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the slums of New York in the late 1800s. In what neighborhood were they located? How many people lived there? What were some of the dangers and unhealthy features of the slums?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the factors that led to depression and other mental issues with homesteaders in the late 19th century.

Essay Topic 3

Is education a right or a privilege? Or both? Provide examples to support your position.

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