EOY Social Studies Review Pt 2

What job were people most likely to have if they traveled to the west in the late 1800s?

• Farmers

• Salesman

• Cowboys

• Conductors

What job did someone most likely work if they immigrated to the Midwest to develop farms on the rich soil?

• Farmer

• Salesman

• Cowboy

• Train Conductor

Which of the following inventions improved communication in the U.S.?

• Telephone

• Radio

• Television

• Personal Computer

• All of the above

Which region had increased immigration and overpopulation of cities during the industrial revolution?

• North

• South

• West

Which region had new inventions that increased cotton production, creating a greater demand for enslaved labor during the industrial revolution?

• North

• South

• West

Which region had new inventions that caused a mass movement westward during the industrial revolution?

• North

• South

• West

What does the following quote from Abraham Lincoln show?

"One section of our country believes slavery is right and ought to be extended, while the other believes it is wrong and ought not to be extended. This is the only substantial dispute."

• Slavery was a cause of the Civil War

• Slavery was a cause of World War I

• Slavery was a cause of World War II

• He wanted to keep slavery

What innovation was Henry Ford responsible for?

• Electricity

• Cotton Gin

• Assembly Line

• Bessemer process

What is Neil Armstrong known for?

• Being the first man to walk on the moon

• Sailing around the world in 80 days

• Inventing the light bulb

• Fighting in WWI

Which quote from Martin Luther King Jr. best states his beliefs?

• Five score years ago, a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand today, signed the Emancipation Proclamation.

• This momentous decree came as a great beacon of hope to millions of slaves, who had been seared in the flames of withering injustice.

• We hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal