Turn of the Century Pre-Test

Cattle ranchers sent their cattle to the North and East because

• they could sell their cattle there for more money
• there were no barbed wire fences there
• people like Longhorn leather more than other kinds of leathers
• there were many railroad stations there

In supply and demand, supply means

• the amount of money people want to spend
• the same as demand
• something you give people before they ask for it
• the amount of something that people want to sell

Working on factories in the late 1800’s in the U.S

• was fun
• was dangerous
• was safe
• paid well

Immigrants to the United States brought their own

• railroads
• immigration stations
• languages and customs 
• congress

Employers liked to hire immigrants because they

• came to escape persecution
• worked many hours for little pay
• lived in unsafe conditions
• could speak other languages

Many Americans wanted immigration to end because

• they thought the United States was too crowded
• they worried that immigrants would take their jobs
• immigrants were attacking Americans
• they wanted to live in the tenements

Many of the inventions in the late 1800’s affected the productivity of businesses by

• replacing machines with human workers
• slowing the growth of large corporations
• helping to prevent businesses from hiring young children
• helping people to work at a faster pace and complete more jobs

How did inventions change people’s lives?

• businesses did not grow
• it took people more time to do things
• they could do more work in less time
• inventions did not change people’s lives

Rapid transit systems

• were slow
• did not work
• moved people around cities quickly
• were used on farms

Which invention made it possible for factories and shops to stay open at night

• The oil cup
• The typewriter
• The paper bag maker
• The electric light bulb