Lesson 1 "American Cities Grow Rapidly"

Turn to Page 384 analyze the timeline at the bottom of the page and read the introduction to the chapter.

Scan Pages 385-387; focus on the gray boxes, which contain the key vocabulary terms.

Scan Pages 385-387 for pictures and diagrams, read each of the captions.

Scan for an read the short articles in the colored boxes that you find on Pages 385-387.

Read Pages 385-387 (take notes of important ideas)

Do you know the answers to the questions on page 387? (See Key Points below for help)

Do you know the vocabulary words? (See Key Points below for help)

Take the quiz on Lesson 1 "American Cities Grow Rapidly" (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)

Review answers on the quiz and print it out. This will be very useful when you are studying for the test.

Lesson 1 Key Points

Vocabulary Terms

Dweller - inhabitant

Specialize - to make and sell goods or services in one or two areas of business

Employer - a person or company who hires someone.

Section Review Answers

1. By 1850, more than twenty-three million people lived in the United States.
2. The main reason people moved to cities was to find jobs.
3. American cities usually specialized in one or two industries.
4. Workers received low wages for their work.
5. Employers believed it was the workers' responsibility to protect themselves from unsafe working conditions.

Did you learn these Objectives?

Can you name reasons for the growth of cities?

Are you able to identify the impact of the railroads in the United States?

Can you describe working conditions in factories?

Lesson 2 "Immigrant Problems and Discrimination"

Scan Pages 388-391; focus on the gray boxes, which contain the key vocabulary terms.

Scan Pages 388-391 for pictures and diagrams, read each of the captions.

Scan for an read the short articles in the colored boxes that you find on Pages 388-391.

Read Pages 388-391 (take notes of important ideas)

Do you know the answers to the questions on page 391? (See Key Points below for help)

Do you know the vocabulary words? (See Key Points below for help)

Take the quiz on Lesson 2 "Immigrant Problems and Discrimination" (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)

Review answers on the quiz and print it out. This will be very useful when you are studying for the test.

Lesson 2 Key Points

Vocabulary Terms

Advertise - to announce publicly

Steerage - a part of a ship for passengers paying the lowest fare

Prejudice - a belief or action against someone because of race, sex, religion, or age.

discrimination - treating people unfairly because of their race, sex, religion, or age.

Jim Crow Laws - laws that separated African Americans and whites in public places.

Section Review Answers

1. The Statue of Liberty was a gift from France.
2. Immigrants after the 1880s were called new immigrants.
3. The largest group of new immigrants came from Italy.
4. Jim Crow Laws segregated African Americans from white people.
5. Discrimination is treating people unfairly because of their race, sex religion, or age.

Did you learn these Objectives?

Can you identify reasons that immigrants came to the United States?

Are you able to relate some immigrant experiences in the United States?

Can you describe the types of discrimination African Americans faced?

Lesson 3 "City Living"

Scan Pages 392-394; focus on the gray boxes, which contain the key vocabulary terms.

Scan Pages 392-394 for pictures and diagrams, read each of the captions.

Scan for an read the short articles in the colored boxes that you find on Pages 392-394.

Read Pages 392-394 (take notes of important ideas)

Do you know the answers to the questions on page 394? (See Key Points below for help)

Do you know the vocabulary words? (See Key Points below for help)

Take the quiz on Lesson 3 "City Living" (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)

Review answers on the quiz and print it out. This will be very useful when you are studying for the test.

Lesson 3 Key Points

Vocabulary Terms

Leisure - something that is done for amusement

Retail - relating to buying and selling of goods

Streetcar - A horse-drawn or electric carriage that rides on rails and is used for transportation

trolley - a carriage that rides on rails and is used for transportation.

fixed price - a price that stays the same; there is no debate over price

Income - money earned.

Spectator-one who watches an event.

Section Review Answers

1. People used trolleys and streetcars for transportation in cities
2. Department stores provided a number of goods in one building.
3. A fixed price is one that stays the same.
4. The arts were promoted through opera houses, orchestras, and museums.
5. Baseball and basketball began at this time.

Did you learn these Objectives?

Can you describe activities available in cities?

Can you identify new transportation systems in cities?

Lesson 4 "Problems of the Cities"

Scan Pages 395-397; focus on the gray boxes, which contain the key vocabulary terms.

Scan Pages 3395-397 for pictures and diagrams, read each of the captions.

Scan for an read the short articles and questions in the colored boxes that you find on Pages 395-397.

Read Pages 395-397 (take notes of important ideas)

Do you know the answers to the questions on page 397? (See Key Points below for help)

Do you know the vocabulary words? (See Key Points below for help)

Take the quiz on Lesson 4 "Problems of the Cities" (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)

Review answers on the quiz and print it out. This will be very useful when you are studying for the test.

Lesson 4 Key Points

Vocabulary Terms

Dumbbell tenements - five- or six- story brick buildings that were shaped like dumbbells.

sanitation - the act of disposing of waste and keeping areas clean

Slum - area that has poor living conditions.

Tenement - Five- or six-story building designed to house eight to ten families.

Ventilation - the process of circulating fresh air in an enclosed area.

Urban - related to the city

Section Review Answers

1. A tenement is a five- or six-story building that houses eight to ten families.
2. The YMCA was set up to help the urban poor.
3. Areas with poor living conditions were called slums.
4. If something is related to the city or city life, it is urban.
5. City officials did not know how to solve city problems in the 1880s.

Did you learn these Objectives?

Can you identify problems facing people in slum areas?

To explain why cities had social problems?

 Preparing for Chapter 20 Test

Turn to Page 398 and read the article, "Blanche Bruce's Speech to the Senate".

Turn to Page 399 and read the Chapter 20 summary.

On page 400-401 you will find the Chapter 20 review, complete the review.

Check your answers with those in the Key Points.

Take the Chapter 20 Test "A Nation of Cities"

Review the answers then print the results for your records.

Chapter 20 Review answers

1. Working conditions
2. wages
3. streetcars
4. steerage
5. sanitation
6. safety
7. prejudice
8. Poland
9. oil refining
10. meat-packing
11. mass production
12. Statue of Liberty
13. department stores

The Comprehension: Understanding Main Ideas

1. Your answer should include two of the following reasons: to escape unfair laws, to farm inexpensive land, to escape religious persecution
2. African Americas faced segregation and discrimination caused by Jim Crow Laws.
3. Before the Civil War, city dwellers did not ask for or need so many services. government officials were not prepared to deal with the problems caused by the explosion in population.
4. Tenement buildings were developed because there was a great need for housing.
5. At a department Store, people could buy many different items at a single location rather than having to go from shop to shop.

Congratulations you finished the Chapter 20!!