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Westward Expansion.
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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) Both groups were discriminated against in the work they were permitted to do.
b) Only the Asian immigrants experienced discrimination while working on the railroads.
c) Only the European immigrants experienced discrimination while working in the cities.
d) Both groups immediately blended with the people living in the United States.
Which was a major cause of emigration from Europe to the United States after the Civil War?
a) Which was a major cause of emigration from Europe to the United States after the Civil War?
b) There was less farming in Europe because of the growth of factories.
c) Free land was promised to new settlers in the Southern states.
d) The rapid growth of industry in the United States provided new jobs.
The Chisholm Trail was important to cowboys. How did this trail impact the cowboys' lives?
a) It was the trail used by the Indians as they were being forced to move farther west.
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 a trail connecting the east coast to the west coast, so cattle could move from one side of the country to the other.
How did Alexander Graham Bell's invention of the telephone change life in rural America?
a) Opportunities for jobs increased for farm workers.
b) Mail service to farming communities decreased significantly.
c) Current information became more available for farm families.
d) Transportation networks in farming communities became less necessary.
Where was the Wright Brothers first flight?
a) Birmingham, AL
b) New York City, New York
c) Honolulu, Hawaii
d) Kitty Hawk, North Carolina
What was the GREATEST impact of the Panama Canal?
a) The economic power of the United States was greatly strengthened.
b) Spain went to war with the United States to gain control of the Canal.
c) It tremendously reduced the travel time between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
d) Revolutionaries in Panama began a decades-long uprising to drive out the United States.
During the Spanish-American War, the United States pledged to support the people of
a) Cuba.
b) Spain.
c) Mexico.
d) South America.
Where did the cattle trails go from?
a) Kansas to Texas
b) Georgia to Kansas
c) Texas to Kansas
d) Georgia to Alabama
Orville and Wilbur Wright are associated with what invention?
a) airplane
b) car
c) electricity
d) telephone
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) They moved west because of better educational opportunities for their children.
c) There was less discrimination in the west compared to northern or southern states.
d) They were lured by the chance to earn extra money working on the newly built Indian reservations.
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) Through the light bulb, he sparked the change for electricity seeing how electricity could change a lot.
d) He changed the way we were able to communicate through longer distances.
What was George Washington Carver known for?
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) Through the light bulb, he sparked the change for electricity seeing how electricity could change a lot.
d) He changed the way we were able to communicate through longer distances.
How did Alexander Graham Bell change the way for American life?
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) Through the light bulb, he sparked the change for electricity seeing how electricity could change a lot.
d) He changed the way we were able to communicate through longer distances.
Who fought in the Spanish- American war?
a) Cuba and Spain
b) Cuba and America
c) Philippines and Cuba
d) Spain and America
Who was president during the Spanish- American war?
a) William McKinley
b) Teddy Roosevelt
c) George Washington
d) Abraham Lincoln
How was America seen after the Spanish- American war?
a) As a poor country.
b) As a world power.
c) As a rich country.
d) As a country who had been defeated.
Where did most people settle when they got to the United States?
a) on the farm.
b) In the north.
c) In big cities along the coast.
d) In Texas.
Where did the majority of immigrants come from?
a) Mexico
b) Guatemala
c) Europe
d) Australia
What is NOT one reason the cattle trails ended?
a) The invention of barbed wire.
b) They ran out of money to pay the cowboys.
c) A harsh winter killed a lot of cows.
d) The creation of more railroad lines.
Who was the President the majority of the time of the building of the Panama Canal?
a) William McKinley
b) George Washington
c) Alexander Graham Bell
d) Teddy Roosevelt
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