Week 21

What is a compromise?

• an argument

• a decision

• an agreement

• an answer

What did Hayes agree to do to become president?

• to withdraw all troops on southern land

• to vote for Tilden

• to protest civil rights

• to withdraw nominations

Although many technological advances were made during and after the Civil War, what central issue still caused conflict among the Southern states?

• slavery

• segregation

• economic differences

• the president election

What is Henry Ford most known for?

• making the first car in the country

• being wealthy

• being president

• his inventions

Henry Ford is known for the cars he made, but what else did he do to contribute to the auto industry?

• designing new factories

• helped win the civil war

• using conveyor belts

• he was only famous for cars

What is hydraulic fracturing?

• a way to get natural gas from underground

• a way to move water from one location to the other

• a way to get oil from one location to the other

• a way to get animals out of the area safely

Who invented the telephone?

• Thomas Edison

• Theodore Roosevelt

• Verizon T. Elegraph

• Alexander Graham Bell

What caused the demand for machinery and tools to increase?

• The Civil war was the cause of the demand

• Industries grew and cities became more populated

• The demand did not increase

• Farms grew and plantation owners needed supplies

What was the name of the railroad that helped to change America?

• transcontinental railroad

• American railroad express

• Pennsylvania Railroad express

• pony express

Which of the following was not an outcome caused by the transcontinental railroad?

• It allowed people to travel and settle across the country

• The loss of buffalo herds that roamed freely

• Americans on trains would shoot the buffalo as they rode past them

• It helped solve problems between the U.S. and the American Indians