DC History 3
These factors cause people to leave one place.
Push factors
What will I see in urban residential areas?
Townhouses, apartments
When there are not enough goods to meet people's wants.
Scarcity
How did Martin Luther King speak his mind?
Giving speeches
The Confederate States of America were made up of states in the? (North or South)
South
These factors cause people to move to a place
Pull factors
What will I see in urban commercial areas?
Exchange of goods and services for other goods and services without using money.
Barter
Washington DC is located on which river?
Potomac
What does abolish mean?
Formally put an end to (a system, practice, or institution):
This amendment outlawed slavery in the confederate states
Thirteenth
What will I see in industrial areas?
Factories
Why do people pay taxes and businesses pay taxes?
To pay for government services
DC is located between which two states?
Maryland and Virginia
Name of a famous black scientist who rescued DC's original design from memory.
Benjamin Banneker
This amendment gave black citizens equal rights as white citizens
Fourteenth
What will I see in recreational areas?
Playgrounds, parks, sports fiels
Who pays taxes?
Businesses and people
What is segregation?
Racial segregation in the United States was the legally and/or socially enforced separation of African Americans from whites, as well as the separation of other ethnic minorities from majority and mainstream communities
In which century did Dumbar high school open its doors? (1870)
19th
This amendment gave black people the right to vote
Fifteenth
Gentrification is the transformation of a neighborhood from low value to high value. It is viewed as a process of urban development in which a neighborhood or portion of a city develops rapidly in a short period of time, often as a result of urban renewal programs, including real estate investment. This process is often marked by inflated home prices that bring in higher-income residents and displace a neighborhood's previous residents.
Gentrification
Name three reasons why money is important.
1. To buy goods and services
2. To pay taxes
3. To receive money in exchange for goods and services
What is the name of DCs first black mayor?
Walter Edward Washington
Who was the original designer/architect of Washington DC?
Pierre-Charles L'Enfant