Social Studies- Lesson 3 & 4

Who invented the light bulbs powered by electricity that improved the ability to work, read and even play after dark.

• The Wright Brothers
  
• Thomas Edison
• George Washington Carver
• Alexander Graham Bell

Who invented the telephone that improved the ability to communicate. It was much more user friendly then the telegraph and Morse Code

• The Wright Brothers
• Thomas Edison
• George Washington Carver
• Alexander Graham Bell

Farmers in Georgia and Alabama were able to make much more money because many companies now wanted peanuts and sweet potatoes to make hundreds of new products. Who created the invention?

• Alexander Graham Bell
• Thomas Edison
• George Washington Carver
• The Wright Brothers

Airplanes eventually became used in national defense, improved transportation and helped businesses move supplies quickly. Who created the airplane?

• Alexander Graham Bell
• Thomas Edison
• George Washington Carver
• The Wright Brothers

Identify the main reason Americans were against monopolies.

• Companies could compete.
• Prices would be too low.  
• Workers would not be hired.
• Prices might be too high

What problem was caused by fast growth of cities?

• There were more jobs than workers.
• There was more waste.
• There were new markets for industry.
• There were more jobs than workers.

Most immigrants looked for work in the ____________________________.

• California coast.
• fruit groves of the South.
• farmlands of the Midwest.
• cities of the Northeast.

What changed after the Johnson-Reed Act of 1924?

• The number of immigrants arriving doubled.
• cities of the Northeast.  
• The number of immigrants was significantly limited.
• Most immigrants were sent back to their original countries.

Which of the following was NOT one of the main reasons people immigrated to the United States?

• To help keep their family together
• To get their own land
• To get religious freedom
• To have the opportunity to make more money.

A ________________________________ is a crowded neighborhood with dirty streets.

• Commute
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• Slum
• Strike
• Tenement