Social Studies, Unit 1 Review

The Transcontinental Railroad connected the __________________________.

• north and south

• east and west

• north and west

• east and south

Who had a monopoly in the steel industry during the Industrial Revolution?

• Thomas Edison

• Henry Ford

• Andrew Carnegie

• Henry Bessemer

These laws segregated blacks and whites.

• Black Codes

• Amendments

• Civil laws

• Jim Crow Laws

What are groups of workers who joined together to fight for better working conditions?

• Worker's compensation

• Strike

• Labor union

____________ are changes for the better.

• Improvements

• Upgrades

• Reforms

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.5C

A movement to improve working and living conditions for common Americans

• Labor movement

• Women's Union

• Progressive Era

How did the development of the railroad impact the bison population?

• the amount of bison did not change
• the amount of bison decreased
• the amount of bison increased
• bison migrated east

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.3

What was the "grandfather clause"?

• A law that said you could vote only if you were a grandfather.

• A discriminatory rule that said if your grandfather was able to vote, you could vote without paying a poll tax.

• The practice of making African-Americans recite the preamble to the U.S. Constitution.

• A restriction placed on immigration from European countries.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.5.4

What is a monopoly?

• a business that converts iron ore to steel

• when more than one business tries to sell the same goods or service

• a company that has no competition

• a business in which many people own shares

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4A

What was a push factor of immigrants leaving their home country?

• war

• freedom

• making money

• social equality