Hello, APUSHers:
While I am fulfilling my Constitutional duty as the member of a jury, I have not forgotten about you all. Here are some sample questions from the take home exam. Answer them, and explain why the answer you selected is the best one for that question.
Which of the following was primarily responsible for the declining death rate in American cities at the end of the 19th century?
(a) Fewer poor people moved to the cities in the late 19th century.
(b) Cities began to provide free medical care to those who needed it.
(c) Doctors began to provide free medical care for poor people.
(d) Better transportation enabled most people to seek medical care.
(e) Cities built sewers and supplied purified water.
In the late 19th century, the largest American cities were characterized by all of the following EXCEPT
(a) corrupt alliances between machine politicians and transit and utility interests
(b) neighborhoods that were increasingly mixed in their economic composition
(c) transportation systems that expanded the distance people could live from their work
(d) settlement houses and institutional churches that addressed the problem of the urban poor
(e) municipal reform movements based on “scientific government”
Which of the following does NOT describe the majority of immigrants who came to the United States between 1880 and 1920?
(a) They were unskilled and undereducated when they arrived.
(b) They were generally young.
(c) They came to urban areas.
(d) They were Protestant.
13 comments:
1. (b) Cities began to provide free medical care to those who needed it.
i chose this because health organizations were being created in cities and were getting more agressive with health concerns, so it wasnt so much the doctors, but the city its self.
2.(b) neighborhoods that were increasingly mixed in their economic composition
i chose this answer because most of the poor or middle class families live in most tenements near factories, while the wealthier class had more acsess to transportation and moved to cleaner, nicer suburbs.
3.(d) They were protestant.
i chose this sbecause i did the process of elimination. immigrants had some skill because they found jobs doing labor, and working in factories. it wasnt they were generally young because that was true, because eaerlier immigrants became with families, while young men were now coming. and they came to urban areas is true, because thats the whole reason cities were growing, becaseu immigrants helpeed increase the population, etc.
MONICA AND MICHELLE WORKED TOGETHER ON THIS !
Which of the following was primarily responsible for the declining death rate in American cities at the end of the 19th century?
For this question, I believe that the best answer is (e) Cities built sewers and supplied purified water. We choose this answer because the government realized that the dirty waters were causing the city to have diseases therefore, they provide clean water. If the cities began to provide free medical care to those who needed it (b) or the doctors began to provide free medical care for the poor people (c), the deaths that occurred won't be people who got diseases so those two don't make sense [and I double checked on google]. Better transportation provided easier traveling ways and didn't enable most people to seek medical care (d). Also, technology in medical wasn't well development in the 19th century yet. All of the poor people moved to the cities to gain money by working. Therefore, (a) is not a choice.
In the late 19th century, the largest American cities were characterized by all of the following EXCEPT
(a), (b), and (d) are definitely right. They was corruption involving political machines that stole other people's money. Population consumed of mainly foreigners that immigrated to America and settle houses were developed because of the bad conditions of the tenement houses were poor people lived in. (c) is also correct because transportation played a huge role in the 19th century and that's were people began to communicate in far distances. So, our answer is (e) municipal reform movements based on "scientific government" by the process of elimination. :]
Which of the following does NOT describe the majority of immigrants who came to the United States between 1880 and 1920?
(a) They were unskilled and undereducated when they arrived is nor correct because this was a characteristic of immigrants who arrived to America. Immigrants that came to America were normally young hoping they will make a lot of money to return back to their country so,(b) They were generally young is also not the answer. The areas the immigrants were leaving probably was in urban areas therefore, (c) They came to urban areas is not it. So, our answer is (d) They were Protestant. because immigrants came from all over the world with different religion, background, and nationality.
-MICHELLE && MONICA.
(hope the answers are right and get a 4) :]
B)Cites began to provide free medical care to those who need it.
Because health care was avalible to those who couldnt afford it, there was less illness in the streets and cities.
(e) municipal reform movements based on “scientific government”
This choice doesnt characterize the largest American cities as much as the other choices.
d) They were Protestant.
All of the other choices made scence except for this one, by eliminating the choices i found that this was the only one that wasn't a majority of immigrants who came to the United States between 1880 and 1920.
Which of the following was primarily responsible for the declining death rate in American cities at the end of the 19th century?
I choose answer E...
Im not too sure why. I was kind of stuck between B and E. i didn't think A was true. I also didn't think it was D because although there was transportation, not everyone could afford it, so that probably didn't help. Then i didn't think it was C because health organizations were created by the cities, not the doctors. In the end, though, i chose E.
2.In the late 19th century, the largest American cities were characterized by all of the following EXCEPT...
I choose...E
I chose that answer because i was pretty sure all of the other choices were right. It seemed as though A, B, C, and D were right. So that kind-of only left E. Im nto too sure what E means, so i figured i would just put that :)
3.Which of the following does NOT describe the majority of immigrants who came to the United States between 1880 and 1920?
I choose...D
I chose this through proces of elimination. I was fairly certain that the immigrants WERE unskilled and undereducated. Also, i know they moved to urban lands, and they were mostly very young...Which leaves me with D, that they were protestants for the most part. That sounds right to me :D
1. Which of the following was primarily responsible for the declining death rate in American cities at the end of the 19th century?
(a) Fewer poor people moved to the cities in the late 19th century.
(b) Cities began to provide free medical care to those who needed it.
(c) Doctors began to provide free medical care for poor people.
(d) Better transportation enabled most people to seek medical care.
(e) Cities built sewers and supplied purified water.
I chose e, because b and c are practically the same thing and the environment of the city itself needs to be clean in order for the people to be clean.
2. In the late 19th century, the largest American cities were characterized by all of the following EXCEPT
(a) corrupt alliances between machine politicians and transit and utility interests
(b) neighborhoods that were increasingly mixed in their economic composition
(c) transportation systems that expanded the distance people could live from their work
(d) settlement houses and institutional churches that addressed the problem of the urban poor
(e) municipal reform movements based on “scientific government”
The answer is b, because the neighborhoods were separated by economic status greatly. The rich people of course lived in a good neighborhood as opposed to the poor people who lived in bad areas.
3. Which of the following does NOT describe the majority of immigrants who came to the United States between 1880 and 1920?
(a) They were unskilled and undereducated when they arrived.
(b) They were generally young.
(c) They came to urban areas.
(d) They were Protestant.
The answer is D, because many immigrants came from all over the world like Asia and Europe. They were not all Protestant either.
1.
(e) Cities built sewers and supplied purified water.
I think this is the right answer, because in the chapters about cities, it said that pollution and dirty water was a big factor that affected many people's health. A decline in the death rate could be linked to cleaner water.
2.(b) neighborhoods that were increasingly mixed in their economic composition
Many immigrant moved into cities, because factories were basically the only places they could get jobs. Immigrants and other poor people lived in crowded tenements, and wealthier people moved into the suburbs using the new modes of transportation.
3. (d) They were Protestant
This isn't true because the new immigrants were of all different backgrounds such as Jewish. Not all were protestant.
1. I chose B because if the poor people got health care and medical attention then there would be more people getting treated and less diseased, untreated people.
2. I chose E because of process of elimination. I know that A, B, and D are right and then C didn't fit that well, therefore I got E.
3. I chose D, because immigrants came from everywhere all over the world and had all different religions. They came here to start over and make a better life. While learning about it, it was never mentioned that they were mainly protestant. Also there were many Jews and Catholics. Therefore D just doesn't work.
1. Which of the following was primarily responsible for the declining death rate in American cities at the end of the 19th century?
(a) Fewer poor people moved to the cities in the late 19th century.
(b) Cities began to provide free medical care to those who needed it.
(c) Doctors began to provide free medical care for poor people.
(d) Better transportation enabled most people to seek medical care.
(e) Cities built sewers and supplied purified water.
-- I chose B, because it wasnt juust doctors, it was the city providing the doctors.
2. In the late 19th century, the largest American cities were characterized by all of the following EXCEPT
(a) corrupt alliances between machine politicians and transit and utility interests
(b) neighborhoods that were increasingly mixed in their economic composition
(c) transportation systems that expanded the distance people could live from their work
(d) settlement houses and institutional churches that addressed the problem of the urban poor
(e) municipal reform movements based on “scientific government”
-- I chose B - Economic status GREATLY seperated neighborhoods. Rich lived in clean suburbs, with access to transportation, and poor lived in tenements.
3. Which of the following does NOT describe the majority of immigrants who came to the United States between 1880 and 1920?
(a) They were unskilled and undereducated when they arrived.
(b) They were generally young.
(c) They came to urban areas.
(d) They were Protestant.
-- I chose D, because immigrants came from ALL over - such as Europe, and not all were protestant.
1. (E) Cities built sewers and supplied purified water.
I chose this answer because all the other answers are incorrect. A is incorrect because more people moved to cities in the 9th century, B&C are incorrect because free health care was not offered until the mid 20th century, and D does not seem like a better alternative to E.
2. (b) Neighborhoods that were increasingly mixed in their economic compositin
I chose this answer because it is the only one that is false. A, C, D, and E are all correct about the largest American cities in the 19th century.
3. (d) They were Protestant
Many of the Immigrants that came to America in the 9th century were of other religions, such a Catholic
1.(b) Cities began to provide free medical care to those who needed it.
i got that answer because one of the new improvements were the health insurances.
2.(b) neighborhoods that were increasingly mixed in their economic composition
i got this answer because a lot of of the wealthier people had the big and better houses and transportation, while the less wealthier people had to live in those crowded and bad conditioned tenements.
3.(d) They were Protestant.
i got this answer by the process of elimination.
1. (e)Cities built sewers and supplied purified water.
I chose choice e because i remember when me and lauren were working together on classwork in the Publab, we found a cite that showed the negative and positive effects of the industrial revolution and one of the positive ones was that the sewer systems were improved which meant healthier drinking water... Better health :)
2. (b) neighborhoods that were increasingly mixed in their economic composition
I chose choice b because the cities were separeated by economical differences. The poor people generally lived in the poor areas with all of the tenements and the rich people did not have such horrible living conditions.
3. (d) they were protestant.
I chose choice d because i used the process of elimination. i knew they were all pretty young and they travelled to urban areas. i was kind of stuck between if they were "unskilled and undereducated when they arrived" and "They were protestant". i finally decided on choice D because i remembered that the immigrants had trouble finding work sometimes and i realized that was probably because they were unskilled and undereducated.
1. (b) Cities began to provide free medical care to those who needed it.
i coose this answer because after reffering to my text book this answer was clearly correct.
2.(b) neighborhoods that were increasingly mixed in their economic composition
i choose this answer because a lot familes that were less fortunate lived on the streets ot tenaments or factories
3.(d) They were protestant.
i choose this answer because i once agaon refferd to my text book -nadine
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