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Which was NOT a cause of the cattle trails?
a) During the Civil War, cattle from Texas was not allowed east.
b) There was a shortage of cattle in eastern cities, creating higher prices.
c) There was an abundance of cattle in Texas, creating lower prices.
d) Ranchers were tired of raising cattle and needed to sell them quickly.

Which region of the country would you find cattle trails?
a) midwest
b) far west
c) south
d) north

Whose invention provided faster transportation for food, medical supplies and other goods?
a) Alexander Graham Bell
b) George Washington Carver
c) Thomas Edison
d) Orville and Wilber Wright

Which is NOT a reason that immigrants primarily lived in cities?
a) Cities were the cheapest place to live.
b) Cities offered more job opportunities.
c) Cities provided clean, spacious living accomodations.
d) Cities had more people of similar backgrounds living together.

Which statement is NOT true about immigrants?
a) Immigrants worked in low paying jobs.
b) Immigrants worked in dangerous working conditions.
c) Immigrants lived in overcrowded tenements.
d) Immigrants were unable to find other people from their homeland to live near.

Which was NOT a reason people immigrated to the United States at the turn of the century?
a) The United States needed more people to settle the country.
b) Immigrants were looking for religious freedom.
c) Immigrants were escaping conflict and injustice in their own country.
d) The United States provided more opportunities for jobs.

The Chisholm trail went from Texas to ______________.
a) Abilene, Kansas
b) Arkansas
c) Chicago, IL
d) Dodge City, Kansas

Which of these is NOT true about George Washington Carver?
a) He created many products using peanuts and sweet potatotes.
b) He was a teacher at Tuskeegee Institute
c) He invented the light bulb.
d) He was a former slave.

Former slaves were able to find jobs in _____________________ because there was less discrimination in the west compared to the north and south.
a) cattle trails
b) factories
c) farming
d) mining

Which island did the United States NOT gain control of as a result of the Spanish American War?
a) Cuba
b) Guam
c) Phillippines
d) Puerto Rico

Most immigrants came from ___________________.
a) Africa
b) Australia
c) Europe
d) South America

The trail used to drive cattle from Texas to Kansas was the _______________.
a) California Trail
b) Chisolm Trail
c) Kansas Trail
d) Texas Trail

Most immigrants settled in which section of the country?
a) midwestern states
b) northern cities
c) southern farms
d) western mining towns

The light bulb was invented by ______________.
a) Alexander Graham Bell
b) George Washington Carver
c) Thomas Edison
d) Orville Wilber Wright

American fought to make the region safe for business in which conflict?
a) Revolutionary War
b) Spanish American War
c) WW 1
d) WW 2

Cattle trails connected _______________________.
a) Texas to California
b) Texas to Georgia
c) Texas to Kansas
d) Texas to New York

Which statement is NOT true about Alexander Graham Bell?
a) had family members who were deaf
b) invented the telephone
c) was a scientist and inventor
d) was a teacher at Tuskeegee Institute

The ______________________ reduced travel time from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean.
a) cattle trails
b) immigration era
c) Panama Canal
d) Spanish American War

The United States defended Cuba in which conflict?
a) Revolutionary War
b) Spanish American War
c) WW I
d) WW 2

Which was NOT a cause of the end of cattle trails?
a) no more cattle were needed in the east
b) expansion of the railroads to western cities
c) used of barbed wire to protect farm lands
d) disease in herds

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