
Turn of the Century Milestones Review
Authored by Janae Poag-King
History
5th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the name of the group that was able to get jobs on ranches after the civil war?
Black Cowboys of Texas
Immigrants
Native Americans
Chinese- Americans
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who was the scientist that developed hundreds of new products using peanuts and sweet potatoes?
Thomas Edison
George Washington Carver
Alexander Graham Bell
The Wright Brothers
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following was a common reason for people to immigrate to the United States?
to work on a farm
to find political and religious freedom
to live in a bigger city
to fulfill a desire to live in a tenement
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What interest inspired Alexander Graham Bell to invent the telephone?
money
changing the world
deaf people and hearing
calling his mother
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
At the turn of the century, most immigrants lived in large cities. Their homes were not in good condition. What is the MOST likely reason that immigrants came to the U.S., even thought they had to live this way?
They were thrown out of their home countries.
They have more opportunities in the United States.
They were living that way in their home countries too.
The U.S. government paid them to move to this country.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the name of the man-made shortcut through Central America?
Suez Canal
Panama Canal
St. Lawrence Seaway
Overseas Highway
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the name of the trail used to guide cattle north to new railroad lines across the Great Plains?
Chisholm Trail
Panama Canal
Great Western Cattle Trail
Pearl Harbor
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