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Chapter Review

Review Questions

  1. Question

    Why did American cities experience explosive growth in the late nineteenth century? (“The Rise of the City”)

  2. Question

    How did business expansion and consolidation change workers’ occupations in the late nineteenth century? (“At Work in Industrial America”)

  3. Question

    Why did membership in the Knights of Labor rise in the late 1870s and decline in the 1890s? (“Workers Organize”)

  4. Question

    How did urban industrialism shape home life and the world of leisure? (“At Home and at Play”)

  5. Question

    How did municipal governments respond to the challenges of urban expansion? (“City Growth and City Government”)