Progress and Change SS Unit 5

What impact did African Americans have on New York City?

• African-American culture became popular throughout the city.

• African Americans became politicians and influenced laws for the city.

• African-Americans built large buildings in the city.

• African-Americans opened businesses up all over the city.

What was the main motivation for African-Americans to move away from the South and move to the North?

• African-Americans moved to find gold and other riches.

• African-Americans were tired of the heat in the South.

• African-Americans wanted to escape segregation and the Jim Crow laws.

• African-Americans were moving to the cities for better paying jobs.

Describe some reasons why conflicts arose between different groups of people during the Industrial Revolution.

Answer explanation

There were cultural differences, which meant people discriminated against others based on things like religious views. Other causes were poverty and competition over the best paying jobs.

People were moving to the US cities during the Industrial Revolution for jobs with better

What is the exchange of goods or services for other goods or services without using money?

• Money

• Currency

• Taxes

• Bartering

What is the coins and banknotes (cash) that are used in exchange for goods or services?

• Bartering

• Money

• Deposit

• Taxes

What are fees charged to individuals or businesses by the government to pay for services for citizens?

• Taxes

• Withdrawal

• Interest

• Check

Why were people moving to US Cities from rural areas and even from other countries?

Answer explanation

People were moving to US Cities for better paying factory jobs.

A card that can be used to pay for things, but does not allow people to sepend more money than they have in their account.

• Deposit

• Debit

• Credit

• Bounce

A card that allows people to spend money that they do not have, by borrowing money from a bank and agreeing to pay them back with interest (a fee).

• Taxes

• Withdrawal

• Credit Card

• Loan