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Turn Of The Century America
Test Description: 5th grade Social Studies
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Which of the following was the MOST common reason for people to immigrate to the US?
A
to find religious freedom
B
to live in big cities
C
to learn farming methods
D
to ride on cattle trails
2) What event related to the USS Maine signaled the beginning of the Spanish-American War?
A
the ships flag was removed
B
the ship stalled
C
the ship exploded
D
the ship's voyage was canceled
3) What interested Alexander Graham Bell and led him to invent the telephone?
A
calling his mother
B
ways to earn money
C
changing the world
D
deaf people
4) What BEST describes the treatment of African American cowboys by other cowboys?
A
concern over timliness
B
jealousy about work
C
little interest
D
less harsh discrimination
5) Which statement BEST describes the cattle trail?
A
Cattle all ran together on the cattle trails because there was no way to separate them
B
cattle trails generally started in the east and traveled west to Oklahoma and Kansas
C
People in business had little interest in supplying cattle to people in the East or Europe
D
Texas economy was able to recover from the Civil War because of money from the cattle trade
6) Why was George Washington Carver important in American history?
A
He taught a new way to farm
B
he figured out a new way to play music
C
He created the light bulb
D
He invented the airplane
7) How did Thomas Edison's invention change life in the United States
A
production increased because factories could stay open after dark and produce more goods
B
People were able to communicate freely over wires
C
Farmers produced more goods because of the skills they learned
D
People were able to travel to other countries more quickly
8) In 1900 most immigrants were coming to America from which parts of the world?
A
Australia
B
Africa
C
Asia
D
Europe
9) Where did the Wright Brothers choose for their first flight?
A
Kitty Hawk, North Carolina
B
New York City, New York
C
Albany, Georgia
D
Their home town in Ohio
10) Who was president of the US during the Spanish American War?
A
Theodore Roosevelt
B
William McKinley
C
Amy Rigdon
D
Abraham Lincoln
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