Turn of the Century Test: Historical Understandings SS5H1

1.       Which two statements best describe the cattle trails?

• A. Cattle all ran together on cattle trails because there was no way to separate them.

• B. Texas was home of the cattle trails and made money from the cattle trade.

• C. People in business had little interest in supplying cattle to people in the East or Europe.

• D. Millions of cattle were moved on the Chisholm Trail and the Great Western Cattle Trail.

• E. Cattle trails generally stayed in the East and traveled west to Oklahoma and Kansas.

1.       Which best describes the treatment of Black Cowboys by other cowboys?

• Little interest

• Concerns over timeliness

• Jealousy about work

• Worked, slept, and ate together

1.       Which of the following was the most common reason for people to immigrate to the United States?

• To learn farming methods

• To live in big cities

• To find religious freedom

•     To ride on cattle trails

1.       What event related to the USS Maine signaled the beginning of the Spanish American War?

• The ship stalled

•   The ship exploded

• The ship’s voyage was cancelled

• The ship’s flag was removed

1.       Why was George Washington Carver important in American History?

• He invented the airplane

•   He created the lightbulb

• He taught a new way to farm

•   He figured out a new to play music

1.       How did inventions change people’s lives?

• Businesses struggled to grow.

• It took more time to do things.

• They could do more work in less time.

• Inventions did not change people’s lives.

1.       Which invention made it possible for factories and shops to stay open at night?

• the oil cup

• the typewriter

•   the paper bag maker

• the electric light bulb

1.       Which best describes why more Asian immigrants settled(stayed) on the West Coast?

• It was closer to where the immigrants arrived

• Everyone spoke the same language

• They wanted to avoid prejudice

• The conditions were better to enter through Angel Island than Ellis Island

1.       The Central Pacific Railroad hired many Chinese workers. These workers…

• were paid more than other workers.

• given jobs that were not dangerous.

• were paid less than other workers.

• were treated the same as other workers.

Employers liked to hire immigrants because they… 

• came to escape persecution. 

• worked many hours for little pay. 

• lived in unsafe conditions. 

• could speak other languages.