HISTORY OF CHICAGO SEMESTER 1 FINAL EXAM | QUESTIONS & ANSWERS (VERIFIED) | LATEST UPDATE | GRADED A+

1 HISTORY OF CHICAGO SEMESTER 1 FINAL EXAM | QUESTIONS & ANSWERS (VERIFIED) | LATEST UPDATE | GRADED A+ The text, city of big shoulders was adopted from a poem written by Chicagoan Correct Answer: Carl sandburg The man who began the building of Chicago and its first mayor in 1837 was Correct Answer: William b Ogden The geographic region for the importance of Chicago was its Correct Answer: Location The first Europeans to see Chicago were Correct Answer: Marquette and Joliet The Chicago portage made possible direct water trade between Correct Answer: Lake Michigan and Illinois river Chicagos first permanent resident in 1779 Correct Answer: Jean baptiste de sable 2 The symbol of US presence in Chicago in 1803 Correct Answer: Fort Dearborn The key invention to growth in Chicago () Correct Answer: Railroad Leading resources that keyed the growth of Chicago did not include Correct Answer: Sugar Buying and selling of grain was standardized by a group known as the Correct Answer: Chicago board of trade The meat packing industry of the world was created in chicagos Correct Answer: Union stockyard Pioneer of the mail order catalogue was Correct Answer: Montgomery ward The fifty year period of economic and population explosion for Chicago Correct Answer: During the civil war, camp Douglas served as a 3 Correct Answer: Prison for confederate soldiers Greatest amusement park in Chicago till 1967 Correct Answer: River view Pioneer and founder of one of the most successful retail stores in america Correct Answer: Marshall fields Inventor of the railroad sleeping car Correct Answer: George pullman The Columbian Exposition was held in Correct Answer: 1893 Exposition was under the direction of Correct Answer: Daniel burnham The novel amusement that distinguished the expo was Correct Answer: Ferris wheel The only building of the Exposition currently still standing is Correct Answer: Museum of science and industry 4 Not a defining event in Chicago between Correct Answer: Cubs-sox World Series Largest polish settlement was Correct Answer: Northwest side- division/Milwaukee Italian settlement was Correct Answer: Near west side around Taylor street Early Jewish settlement was in Correct Answer: Maxwell street The great migration refers to the Correct Answer: African Americans The great migration occurred after Correct Answer: World war 1 Czech/bohemian settlement was in Correct Answer: Pilsen Andersonville at Clark and Forster was home to Correct Answer: Swedes 5 Book describing the union stock yards Correct Answer: The jungle Downtown Chicago is known as the Correct Answer: Loop Symbol of reform in Chicago late 1800s Correct Answer: Hull house Leading Chicago social activist during progressive era Correct Answer: Jane Addams "Chicago plan" referred to the Correct Answer: Beautification of the city Architect behind the design for Chicago Correct Answer: Daniel Burnham The only ethnic group in Chicago without a museum or historical archive Correct Answer: Germans Chicagos first race riot occurred in 6 Correct Answer: 1919 The standard single family dwelling of the 1920s Correct Answer: Bungalow Prohibition era synonymous with the name Correct Answer: Al Capone The archetypical gangland slaying of the 1920s Correct Answer: St Valentine's Day massacre Chicago is home to Correct Answer: Jazz Chicago team that gambled away a championship Correct Answer: White sox Politics in Chicago has been the domain of Correct Answer: Democratic Party During the depression years, Chicago benefited mainly from Correct Answer: New deal programs 7 Not a ww11 military facility Correct Answer: Fort Dearborn in Chicago After ww11 the great migration was Correct Answer: Whites to the suburbs From Chicago was synonymous with Correct Answer: Richard J Daley Richard J Daley is most remembered for Correct Answer: 1968 democratic convention Richard J Daley tenure as a mayor Correct Answer: During Daley tenure as mayor, Chicago was called Correct Answer: The city that works The democratic national convention that tarnished the image of Chicago was in Correct Answer: 1968