Chapter 3-5 Review

Question 1

Why did the Irish come to Chicago

Answer 1

To build canal

Question 2

The proposal of the i&m canal was accompanied by a:

Answer 2

1. fury of land
2. speculation , removal of native Americans
3. Influx of settlers
4. More NA than settlers

Question 3

What problems did farmers face in transporting goods in and around Chicago

Answer 3

Mud road, took too long, limited wagon capacity

Question 4

Who was the first mayor of Chicago

Answer 4

Ogden

Question 5

Why was there an anti-immigrant sentiment in Chicago during the 1800s

Answer 5

Different lifestyles & religions

Question 6

What was the most efficient way to transport goods in and around Chicago in 1850s

Answer 6

Trains

Question 7

What is land speculation and what drove it

Answer 7

Buying land cheap, selling it high, abundance of land

Question 8

What was the significance of Chicago bordering two ecosystems?

Answer 8

Prairies of south

Forests of Wisconsin

Question 9

In terms of their work skills, the Irish immigrants were ___________ & ___________. German immigrants were ___________ & __________.

Answer 9

Uneducated, unskilled

Educated, skilled

Question 10

The completion of the Erie Canal linked Chicago to…

Answer 10

New York

Question 11

The Illinois-Michigan canal links Chicago to the…

Answer 11

Mississippi River

Question 12

McCormick is famous for…

Answer 12

The reaper

Question 13

Armour was famous for…

Answer 13

Refrigerated cars, meat packing industry

Question 14

Montgomery wards business targeted…

Answer 14

Rural customers & farmers

Question 15

Richard sears started his business by selling watches. Why were watches such a demand around the 1850s

Answer 15

Standardized time for railroads

Question 16

What replaced the canal as the main transporter of goods

Answer 16

Trains

Question 17

What was Chicagos first skyscraper

Answer 17

Grain elevator

Question 18

Where was Chicago stockyards located

Answer 18

Halsted & Pershing (south side)

Question 19

Where did the following products come from:
Lumber:
Cattle/hogs:
Grain:

Answer 19

a. Michigan/Wisconsin
b. West
c. Illinois

Question 20

List some benefits of the mechanical reaper

Answer 20

Cut down on time & # of worker

Question 21

What is disassembly line

Answer 21

Stockyards- butchering of animal

Question 22

List factors that helped settle the rural areas west of Chicago during the 1800s

Answer 22

Railroads, electricity, pre-cut lumber

Question 23

As grain a poured into Chicago a system of buying & selling was developed called…

Answer 23

Board of trade

Question 24

Over the past decade, what has replaced mail order catalogues

Answer 24

Online stores

Question 25

By 1900, Chicagos population had grown to 1.7 million making it…

Answer 25

2nd most populated city in the country

Question 26

Gemütlichkeit is a German word that means…

Answer 26

Warmth of friendliness, social

Question 27

Pullman is known for…

Answer 27

Sleeper railroad cars, elegant, but poor treatment of workers, utopian

Question 28

Approximately what percentage of Chicagoans was 1st or 2nd generation around 1890?

Answer 28

80%

Question 29

Which group of people favored a “non-restrictive” approach to drinking alcohol

Answer 29

Immigrants

Question 30

During the civil war immigrants in Chicago were known as…

Answer 30

Copperheads

Question 31

Which ethnic groups marched on city hall in the Lager Beer Riot of 1855?

Answer 31

Irish/Germans

Question 32

What religion did the know-nothing party despise?

Answer 32

Catholics

Question 33

Chicagos sewers emptied their filth into which body of water?

Answer 33

The Chicago river

Question 34

What was the most popular sporting event in the late 1800s?

Answer 34

Horse racing

Question 35

Which Chicago mayor declared a war on immigrants by raising the liquor fee?

Answer 35

Boone

Question 36

What was camp Douglas

Answer 36

UNION POW camp for confederate soldiers

Question 37

What type of customer did Marshall fields focus on

Answer 37

Wealthy city