Unit 9 SS

During the early 1900s many immigrants arrived in the United States and many factories opened at the same time. Which change came about because of these events?

• English became the world's most popular language

• Ellis and Angel island became overpopulated

• Cities became large and overcrowded

• Most Americans became very wealthy

Which woman was on the silver dollar and helped the woman gain the right to vote?

• Sacagawea

• Jane Adams

• Susan B Anthony

• Laura Ingalls

Which improvement most contributed to urbanization in the united States in late 2th century?

• Larger Houses

• new farming methods

• transportation innovations

• new medicines

One way Americans have modified the environment because of urbanization includes---

• building roads

• closing schools

• fencing ranches

• garbage collection

At the end of the 19th century American businesses were rapidly growing. How did the free enterprise help this to happen?

• Workers were getting very wealthy in American's free enterprise system

• In the free enterprise system the government gave money to businesses

• Government regulation became important for free enterprise system

• American's free enterprise system allowed business to for corporations

Which of these is an example of a benefit of free enterprise?

• the price of oil goes up so high that many cannot afford the gasoline to take vacations

• many people in a town work in a coal mine, the mine closes and the town dies

• a woman hears about a new company that is going to make umbrellas. She loans money to the company but the company never happens and she is not repaid

• a man work his way up from the mailroom to running a worldwide photographic company which employs 1,000s of people

in the early 1900s the population of the US was growing fast, the increased demand for agricultural products resulted in

• reduced sizes for farms

• increased agricultural output

• a shortage of agricultural output

• a decrease in the number of farmers

In the early 1900s many new immigrants living in cities on the East Coast found jobs working in factories while most immigrants moving to the Midwest found work as

• farmers

• salesman

• cowboys

• train conductors

in the early 1900s, many new immigrants to the US made a living by

• working at Ellis Island

• opening small businesses

• serving in the military

• investing in the stock market

Which innovation most directly increased the mass production of many new products for Americans

• electricity

• cotton gin

• bessemer process

• assembly line