Question 1

The southernmost of the English colonial cities was New Orleans.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Only half of all early major cities in the colonial period were seaports.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The percentage of the U.S. population that is urban remained constant until the 1880s when it suddenly began to rise.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The age that saw the most rapid growth rate for American cities was __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  1790-1820
B)  1820-1860
C)  1860-1900
D)  1900-1940

Question 5

The development of the West was a consequence of the opening of the Erie Canal.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

In early U.S. cities, the rich tended to live in the periphery (suburbs), much like they do today.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The electric streetcar, which allowed for the development of the outer areas of the city, was first perfected in the 1890s in Chicago.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

By 1860, New York City's population was nearly 500,000 larger than either London or Paris.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Discuss the role of technology in reshaping the spatial patterns of American cities between the end of the Civil War (1865) and World War l (1914). Give specific examples.

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Question 10

19ᵗʰ century technology fostered concentration. Technologies of the last hundred years have fostered

Accepted Answer

A)   concentration rather than dispersion.
B)   dispersion rather than concentration.
C)   preference of Americans for central city residence.
D)   expansion of employment opportunities in the central city.

Question 11

In contrast to New England towns, Canadian settlements were primarily __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  centers of technology and industry
B)  religious and missionary outposts
C)  agricultural villages
D)  government and trade outposts

Question 12

Which of the following was one of the major American settlements of the 17th century?

Accepted Answer

A)  New Orleans
B)  Chicago
C)  Philadelphia
D)  San Francisco

Question 13

Describe the pattern of expansion in the development of America. Who and what aided this development? What were the patterns of expansion?

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Question 14

Concentration was replaced by dispersion in late 20th century cities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Generally speaking the American Indians' goal was not to master nature but to identify their niche and their relationship with the world around them.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Between 1877 and 1889 many significant inventions were developed that enabled the core areas of cities to become more densely inhabited. Which of the following is one of them?

Accepted Answer

A)  the automobile
B)  the steam locomotive
C)  flush toilets
D)  steel frame buildings

Question 17

The first U.S. census was taken in 1790.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The decline in urbanization during the years 1810-1820 was due to the __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Revolutionary War
B)  first great westward migration
C)  destruction of American commerce by England in War of 1812
D)  Great Small Pox Epidemic of 1809

Question 19

America's urban-rural imagery __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  has tended to idealize the city
B)  has placed great trust and faith in the goodness of urbanization
C)  has tended to view the city as a source of problems and corruption
D)  has criticized urban dwellers as "backward bumpkins"

Question 20

Problems of urban pollution __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   have emerged largely in the 20th century
B)   did not really exist until the coming of the automobile
C)   have been associated with American cities from their beginning
D)   have largely been solved in the U.S.

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The electric streetcar, which allowed for the development of the outer areas of the city, was first perfected in the 1890s in Chicago.

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Generally speaking the American Indians' goal was not to master nature but to identify their niche and their relationship with the world around them.

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In contrast to New England towns, Canadian settlements were primarily __________.

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Problems of urban pollution __________.

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Only half of all early major cities in the colonial period were seaports.

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The percentage of the U.S. population that is urban remained constant until the 1880s when it suddenly began to rise.

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The decline in urbanization during the years 1810-1820 was due to the __________.

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By 1860, New York City's population was nearly 500,000 larger than either London or Paris.

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The southernmost of the English colonial cities was New Orleans.

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In early U.S. cities, the rich tended to live in the periphery (suburbs), much like they do today.

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The first U.S. census was taken in 1790.

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Discuss the role of technology in reshaping the spatial patterns of American cities between the end of the Civil War (1865) and World War l (1914). Give specific examples.

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Which of the following was one of the major American settlements of the 17th century?

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The age that saw the most rapid growth rate for American cities was __________.

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The development of the West was a consequence of the opening of the Erie Canal.

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America's urban-rural imagery __________.

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Describe the pattern of expansion in the development of America. Who and what aided this development? What were the patterns of expansion?

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Concentration was replaced by dispersion in late 20th century cities.

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Between 1877 and 1889 many significant inventions were developed that enabled the core areas of cities to become more densely inhabited. Which of the following is one of them?

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