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Turn Of The Century
Test Description: Westward expansion
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) During the late 1800s, many immigrants from Europe and Asia came to the United States. Which statement best describes what these groups experienced in the United States?
A
Only the European immigrants experienced discrimination while working in the cities.
B
Both groups were discriminated against in the work they were permitted to do.
C
Only the Asian immigrants experienced discrimination while working on the railroads.
D
Both groups immediately blended with the people living in the United States.
2) Which was a major cause of emigration from Europe to the United States after the Civil War?
A
There was less farming in Europe because of the growth of factories.
B
Free land was promised to new settlers in the Southern states.
C
Which was a major cause of emigration from Europe to the United States after the Civil War?
D
The rapid growth of industry in the United States provided new jobs.
3) The Chisholm Trail was important to cowboys. How did this trail impact the cowboys' lives?
A
It was a trail connecting the east coast to the west coast, so cattle could move from one side of the country to the other.
B
It stretched from Texas to Kansas, allowing cattle to move from one area to another.
C
It was another name for the Underground Railroad, which helped runaway slaves escape from their masters.
D
It was the trail used by the Indians as they were being forced to move farther west.
4) How did Alexander Graham Bell's invention of the telephone change life in rural America?
A
Transportation networks in farming communities became less necessary.
B
Current information became more available for farm families.
C
Mail service to farming communities decreased significantly.
D
Opportunities for jobs increased for farm workers.
5) Where was the Wright Brothers first flight?
A
Honolulu, Hawaii
B
Birmingham, AL
C
Kitty Hawk, North Carolina
D
New York City, New York
6) What was the GREATEST impact of the Panama Canal?
A
Spain went to war with the United States to gain control of the Canal.
B
The economic power of the United States was greatly strengthened.
C
Revolutionaries in Panama began a decades-long uprising to drive out the United States.
D
It tremendously reduced the travel time between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
7) During the Spanish-American War, the United States pledged to support the people of
A
Mexico.
B
South America.
C
Cuba.
D
Spain.
8) Where did the cattle trails go from?
A
Kansas to Texas
B
Georgia to Kansas
C
Georgia to Alabama
D
Texas to Kansas
9) Orville and Wilbur Wright are associated with what invention?
A
telephone
B
car
C
electricity
D
airplane
10) After the Civil War, thousands of African-Americans migrated west in search of work as cowboys. In addition to the availability of steady work, what drew many of these newly freed ex-slaves to the west?
A
There were laws in place that prevented them from moving to northern cities.
B
There was less discrimination in the west compared to northern or southern states.
C
They moved west because of better educational opportunities for their children.
D
They were lured by the chance to earn extra money working on the newly built Indian reservations.
11) How did Thomas Edisons' invention change the lives of Americans?
A
He changed how we were able to travel longer distances in less time.
B
He changed science in the way that he found we could create multiple products from one crop.
C
He changed the way we were able to communicate through longer distances.
D
Through the light bulb, he sparked the change for electricity seeing how electricity could change a lot.
12) What was George Washington Carver known for?
A
He changed the way we were able to communicate through longer distances.
B
He changed how we were able to travel longer distances in less time.
C
Through the light bulb, he sparked the change for electricity seeing how electricity could change a lot.
D
He changed science in the way that he found we could create multiple products from one crop.
13) How did Alexander Graham Bell change the way for American life?
A
He changed science in the way that he found we could create multiple products from one crop.
B
Through the light bulb, he sparked the change for electricity seeing how electricity could change a lot.
C
He changed how we were able to travel longer distances in less time.
D
He changed the way we were able to communicate through longer distances.
14) Who fought in the Spanish- American war?
A
Spain and America
B
Cuba and America
C
Cuba and Spain
D
Philippines and Cuba
15) Who was president during the Spanish- American war?
A
Abraham Lincoln
B
George Washington
C
Teddy Roosevelt
D
William McKinley
16) How was America seen after the Spanish- American war?
A
As a rich country.
B
As a poor country.
C
As a country who had been defeated.
D
As a world power.
17) Where did most people settle when they got to the United States?
A
In the north.
B
In big cities along the coast.
C
on the farm.
D
In Texas.
18) Where did the majority of immigrants come from?
A
Guatemala
B
Australia
C
Mexico
D
Europe
19) What is NOT one reason the cattle trails ended?
A
A harsh winter killed a lot of cows.
B
The invention of barbed wire.
C
The creation of more railroad lines.
D
They ran out of money to pay the cowboys.
20) Who was the President the majority of the time of the building of the Panama Canal?
A
George Washington
B
William McKinley
C
Teddy Roosevelt
D
Alexander Graham Bell
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