Soc. St. 8B
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21-3 Study Guide
Life in the Changing Cities, pp. 612-615
When completed, this assignment will form a study guide for this section of the textbook. You should make
corrections as we go over the material in class and do a final check using the key posted online.
Below is a brief summary of the section to help you when you review. Reading the summary does not replace
reading the section nor can it be used to properly answer all the questions.
SUMMARY
The population growth of the late 1800s brought great change to the cities of the United States. (See chart below.)
Skyscrapers, new kinds of transportation, and parks were all part of a new look for cities.
A building boom changed the face of American cities. Because cities ran out of space in their downtown areas, builders
decided to build tall skyscrapers. The development of electric street cars relieved traffic on city streets. Public parks were
built and gave city dwellers a place to enjoy nature. Shoppers could stroll the streets and look at the displays of goods in
department store windows.
As more people worked in factories, Americans began to think of work and play as separate activities. People felt a
greater need to rest and relax. Americans found escape from their factories, stores, and offices in leisure activities. People
played and watched sports, such as football, basketball, and especially baseball. People went to vaudeville shows. The
invention of the phonograph allowed them to listen to new kinds of music. Ragtime was a popular form of dance music.
A NEW LOOK FOR CITIES
CAUSE
EFFECT
Downtown land is scarce; new building technologies include
Skyscrapers
lightweight steel frames and elevators.
Growth of population leads to traffic jams.
Streetcars, overhead (elevated) trains, and subways
With cities growing up and out, land is
Cities set aside land for parks and gardens.
quickly used up.
Directions: First read the section in your text book. Then answer the question below. Your response should incorporate the
question, and should be written in complete sentences.
1
How did new Technology change the face (how they looked) of American cities? Give three examples.
New technologies changed the look of American cities. Steel frames and elevators led to taller buildings and altered city
landscapes. New transit systems reduced urban traffic. Fast trains and long bridges allowed people to work in the city but live
in the suburbs.
Directions: Briefly answer the questions that follow based on the information in the textbook. You do not have to use complete
sentences. Write neatly. You are also responsible for knowing the meaning of all the terms.
2
Identify 3 modern conveniences provided by "apartment hotels".
Hotwater heating, kitchens, flush toilets, telephone service, electric lighting and appliances
skyscraper (p. 612)
tall building with many floors supported by a lightweight steel frame
3
How tall was the first skyscraper and where and when was it built?.
nine stories, Chicago, 1885
suburb (p. 613)
a residential area on the outskirts of the city
4
Identify 3 new means of public transportation introduced in U.S. cities in the late 1800s.
Electric streetcars (also called trolleys), overhead/elevated trains, subways
5
Who designed Central Park in New York City? Frederick Law Olmsted
department store (p. 613)
large retail store offering a variety of goods organized in separate departments
6
What was the most popular sport in the U.S. in the late 1800s. baseball
7
In the beginning, was professional baseball integrated or segregated? integrated
vaudeville (p. 615)
variety show made popular in the late 1800s that included comedians, song–and–dance routines, and acrobats
8
Identify 3 acts or performers of vaudeville. Marx Brothers, George M. Cohan, Will Rogers
ragtime (p. 615)
popular music of the late 1800s that had a lively, rhythmic sound
9
Who was Scott Joplin? an African American composer and performer of ragtime