An Expanding Nation- America at the Turn of the Century

Who invented the telephone?

• Alexander Graham Bell

• Lewis Latimer

• Frank Sprague

• Frank Duryea

Which of the following did Thomas Edison invent?

• the airplane

• the electric streetcar

• the phonograph

• the gasoline engine

What are the Wright brothers most know for?

• Inventing the telegraph

• inventing the electric streetcar

• inventing the motorized airplane

• inventing the light bulb

What was George Washington Carver best known for?

• His many uses for the peanut and assisting famers during planting season.

• His presidency in the US during the Spanish-American War.

• sending the first telegraph.

• first successful flight over the Atlantic Ocean.

Angel Island differed from Ellis island in that

• it was the main immigration station for European immigrants.

• it was the main immigration station for Asian immigrants

• Angel Island was located on the East Coast

• most people only stopped here for few hours.

Immigrants often lived in communities with others from their home country because

• it was illegal for them to live elsewhere

• they had no interest in building new lives in the United States

• it was a way to help make the adjustment to the United States easier

• housing was not available in other areas.

Most immigrants that came to the US in the early 1900's immigrated from?

• European Countries

• Asian Countries

• African Countries

• South American Countries

The growth of big business led to all EXCEPT which of the following?

• By 1900 more Americans woked in factories than on farms

• People moved by the millions to rural areas

• Big Business created millions of jobs

• The United States became the world's leading producer of manufactored goods.

Which of the following in NOT an example of how inventions of the late 1800's and early 1900's led to the rise of new industries?

• Companies all over the country began selling and designing cars

• People started busniesses to offer telephone services

• Airline travel became countries leading industry

• Entrepreneurs built power stations to bring electricity to cities.

Which of the following best describes how railroads helped the United States economy grow?

• They charged high rates to farmers

• They used many tons of steel

• They helped end the shipping industry

• They helped businesses reach distant markets.