Exam 3: Development of North American Cities

The period since 1950 has been characterized by

As industries and the white middle class moved out of the central city, the latter lost a large share of its tax base.

In the decades following the Civil War, migration to cities was slightly reduced.

Politically speaking, the era of the "great metropolis" corresponds to

Between 1920 and 1929, more than 600,000 African Americans migrated from the South to the North.

Jefferson viewed great cities as destructive of morals and health.

Problems in the Sunbelt cities include

High-tech industries prefer central city locations.

The postindustrial era is characterized by

Until the 18^th century, no city in North America had more than 10,000 inhabitants.

Between 1870 and 1920, the number of immigrants who arrived in the United States totaled

In 2013, tourism in New York City soared to a record-breaking million visitors.

Philadelphia was the first capital of the United States.

The North's victory in the Civil War announced

By 1800, the population of New York

By 1910, more than one-third of the inhabitants of the eight largest U.S. cities were immigrants.

In 2012, one in five New York City residents were poor.

By the late 1760s, the 13 American colonies had at least major cities.

The cities of North America have an urban history that spans centuries.

During the early 1900s, the word tenement had come to symbolize