Author Question: By 1900, the transportation systems of American cities included A. electric trolleys and cable ... (Read 81 times)

cagreen833 · **on:** Sep 21, 2019

Question 1

Tenement buildings in urban America were

A. initially praised as an improvement in housing for the poor.

B. considered luxury housing by most urban residents.

C. subsidized by city governments.

D. intended to be occupied as single-family dwellings.

E. first constructed in Chicago in the 1880s.

Question 2

In 1894, the population density of Manhattan was

A. greater than in all major American cities except Boston.

B. greater than the most crowded European cities.

C. significantly lower than the density of New York today.

D. significantly lower than that of most major European cities.

E. equal to the density of Paris.

Question 3

By 1900, the transportation systems of American cities included

A. electric trolleys and cable cars.

B. subways.

C. elevated railroads.

D. suspension bridges.

E. All these answers are correct.