5th Grade: Turn of the Century (SS5H1)

5th Grade: Turn of the Century (SS5H1)

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5th Grade: Turn of the Century (SS5H1)

5th Grade: Turn of the Century (SS5H1)

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What impact on American life did the Wright Brothers have?

They built and successfully flew the first airplane making flight possible for people.
They invented the printing press, making it possible for people to print books and papers more easily.
They built the Panama Canal making it more efficient to ship between the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean.
They came up with the light bulb filament for Thomas Edison.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

How did George Washington Carver help the southern farmers?

He taught them to grow crops such as peanuts, pecans, and sweet potatoes.

He freed many African American people from slavery.

He opened an institute for African American children in the 1900s.

He helped pass laws after the Civil War.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Why did people emigrate to the United States in the late 1800's and early 1900's?

Some came looking for work, while others were escaping war or persecution.
Many came looking for food, while others were searching for new land.
Some were looking for new farm land, others were escaping capture.
All immigrants were looking for an enjoyable boat ride across the ocean.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Why did immigrants choose to live near people from their own country?

They were all looking for more farm land.
They did not have transportation and wanted to be able to visit easily.
They were able to speak their native language, practice their religion, and keep their country's customs.
They wanted to live near the ocean.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Cattle drives started to end when

the Civil War began.

more railroads were opened up and barbed wire was invented

gold was discovered in California.

cattle ranchers started raising sheep.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What was the purpose of the cattle trails?

Cowhands led cattle to railroads, where the cattle were shipped to other cities.
Cowhands walked the cattle around the trail for exercise.
The trail made travel easy for people to visit one another.
The trails were a good source of food for the cowhands.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

When William McKinley was president, the United States declared war on Spain.  What was one of the results of the Spanish-American War?

The U.S. began to rise as a world power.
The Spanish gained control of Cuba.
Cuba became a United States territory.
The U.S. lost land in the Carribean Sea.

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