Ch 6 Summative Assessments

Lesson 1 pg p208) Congress built the National Road to make it easier for people to travel west.

Why did people want to move west?

• They wanted to live in big cities with large populations

• They were given money by Congress to move.

• They wanted a chance of a better life in the West

Lesson 4 pg 229) In the 1900s, what invention impacted the way people lived?

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Lesson 3) pg 222)

In 1876, Alexander Graham Bell developed what machine that ?

• sent messages through the air

• carried a human voice over a thin wire

• A carried print messages over a thin wire

Lesson 2 pg 215) ______ is a well-known New York City structure that

German immigrant John Roebling built.

• Brooklyn Bridge

• London Bridge

• Golden Gate Bridge

Lesson 1 pg 209) In the early 1800s, the route shown on the map was known as?

• the Oregon Trail

• the National Road

• the Lewis and Clark Trail

Lesson 4 pg 231) How did Edward Jenner save people from small pox?

• He invented a machine to cure small pox.

• He invited a vaccine that helped people fight off the disease so they didn’t get sick.

• He believed all people should be healthy.

Lesson 2 pg 217) The _____________________ helped many Americans to get land for very little money.

• Cumberland Gap

• Homestead Act

• Land Act

Lesson 3 pg 220) The Pony Express was a ____ ______ that improve the way people communicated.