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America: The Story of UsEpisode 7: “Cities”

1. Why was the Statue of Liberty given to the U.S. as a gift from France?_______________________________

2. How did Pulitzer raise money to construct the Statue of Liberty?___________________________________

3. How many immigrants came to the U.S. through way of New York/Ellis Island?

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4. Who is Andrew Carnegie? Why is he important to America?

5. What is “Walking the steel”? What are the nicknames of the workers and their meanings?

6. How many ‘rough necks’ die on the job?_____________________________________________________

7. Which invention, besides producible steel, helped cities to grow?__________________________________

8. The expansion of expensive cities also caused what to increase?__________________________________

9. What phrase was coined because of Detective Thomas Brynes interrogation technique? And What did his “Rogues Gallery” of mug shots help to establish?

10. How did Jacob Riis contribute to changing America?

11. Why is Colonel George Waring known as “America’s First Eco-Warrior?”

12. How many patents did Thomas Edison’s labs generate?__________________________________________

13. After testing over 6,000 elements what did Edison use to create the first light bulb?

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14. What good (laws) came out of the deadly Triangle Shirt Waste Fire?