Week 22: America on the Move Test

How was steam created for steam engines?

• Coal was burned to heat water.

• They used a steam machine.

• Wood was burned to create steam.

• Oil was used to heat water.

Why was the cotton gin such a helpful invention?

• It turned cotton into cloth.

• It picked cotton twice as fast.

• It removed the seeds from the cotton 50 times faster.

• It made better quality cotton.

What was the problem with plows before John Deere?

• They were constantly breaking.

• There were no plows before John Deere invented them.

• They were too heavy for the horses to pull.

• They couldn't cut through the tangled roots of the prairie grass.

What do they call the motivations for immigrants relocating to a new area?

• here-there factors

• push-pull factors

• come-go factors

• immigration factors

Which of the following are examples of PUSH factors?

• Land ownership and farming

• Striking oil and gold

• New jobs and wealth

• Famine or war

Which of the following are examples of PULL factors?

• Famine or war

• Storms and floods

• Jobs and wealth

• Persecution and torment

Why was the steamboat an important invention for river travel?

• Boats could move without the wind or the river current.

• Boats had steam to move the oars.

• Boats had more room for cargo.

• Boats needed less people to operate them.

Parson Weems made up a story about George Washington and a(n) _________.

• oak tree

• cherry tree

• maple tree

• apple tree

Who was the most influential American writer of the 19th century?

• Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

• Washington Irving

• Ralph Waldo Emerson

• Emily Dickinson

Who created the first public schools?

• Daniel Webster

• Thomas Jefferson

• Parson Weems

• Puritans