In 1884, the first "modern" skyscraper built in the U.S.
A. had no elevators
B. was located in Boston
C. was constructed with steel girders
D. was entirely built of brick
E. was located in New York City
Answer: C
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WHS AP US History Chapter 18
- In the late 19th century, American universities
- Which American thinker is LEAST associated with study using scientific methods?
- Charles Darwin's theories of evolution met initial resistance from
- Which American writer would be LEAST associated with the trend toward social realism in the literature in the late 19th century?
- Which of the following statements regarding Coney Island is FALSE?
- In the 19th century, vaudeville theater
- The 19th century game of "rounders" became the modern sport of
- At the end of the 19th century, most Americans viewed leisure time
- The national network of grocery stores that started in the 1850s was
- In the last decades of the 19th century, incomes in the United States
- In the late 19th century, urban political bosses did all of the following EXCEPT
- Theodore Dreiser's 1900 novel, Sister Carrie, dealt with
- In the late nineteenth century, efforts to reduce poverty in U.S,
- In the 1890s, Jacob Riis
- In 1894, the population density of Manhattan in New York was
- The "city beautiful" movement in the U.S. was inspired in part by
- One significant innovation of urban America in the late 19th century was
- In 1894, the Immigration Restriction League
- In the late 19th century, the assimilation of immigrants was encouraged by
- In the late 19th Century, compared to other immigrant ethnic groups, Jews
- By 1890, the percentage of the populations of Chicago, New York, and Detroit that were made up of immigrants was roughly,
- The largest number of immigrants to the U.S. in the late 19th century came from
- The 1920 census of the United States revealed that