Chapter 18: The Age of the City

The primary goal of the American Protective Association was to

stop immigrants from entering the United States

In 1869, Princeton and Rutgers played the first intercollegiate game in America of

football

During the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the growth of newspapers

saw circulation increase much more rapidly than the general population

Which statement about education in the late nineteenth century is FALSE?

Funding for public education was highest in rural areas

Which American thinker is LEAST associated with study using scientific methods?

Henry James

During the late nineteenth century, all of the following innovations occurred in consumer goods EXCEPT the

formation of credit card companies

In the late nineteenth century, many immigrants to the United States

formed close-knit ethnic communities within cities

In the early twentieth century, efforts to improve environmental problems in American cities

included a new federal environmental regulatory agency

In 1894, the Immigration Restriction League

proposed screening immigrants to allow only the "desirable" ones to enter

In the late nineteenth century, efforts to reduce poverty in America

saw charitable organizations try to limit aid to only those deemed "deserving poor"

According to the philosophy of pragmatism, society should be guided by

scientific inquiry

In the late nineteenth century, political "machines" in cities owed their existence to

the rapid growth of urban America and the potential voting power of large immigrant communities

In the late nineteenth century, American universities

ALL significantly grew in number due to the Morrill Land Grant Act. significantly grew in number due to the Morrill Land Grant Act, and began to form relationships with the private sector and government. began to form relationships with the private sector and the government. were sometimes started by philanthropists that wanted to perpetuate their family names.

In the late nineteenth century, the assimilation of immigrants was encouraged by

ALL church leaders. religious reform. the sale of American products. public education.

In the late nineteenth century, crime in large American urban centers

ALL was often blamed on the violent proclivities of immigrant groups, and led many city governments to create larger and more professional public police departments. led many city governments to create larger and more professional public police departments. was often blamed on the violent proclivities of immigrant groups. swelled in the twenty years between 1880 and 1900.

Roughly what percentage of the populations of Chicago, New York, and Detroit was made up of immigrants by 1890?

80-90 percent

Charles Darwin's theories of evolution met initial resistance from

ALL theologians. scientists. educators. both theologians and educators.

The 1920 census of the United States revealed that

a majority of Americans lived in "urban" areas

In 1894, the population density of Manhattan was

greater than the most crowded European cities

During the early decades of the twentieth century, most Americans began to view leisure time as

increasingly desirable

In the nineteenth century, vaudeville theater

consisted of a variety of stage acts

In the late nineteenth century, urban political bosses did all of the following EXCEPT

reduce the costs of city services

By the 1890s, the largest number of immigrants to the United States came from

southern and eastern Europe