History Quiz

What is the Statue of Liberty a symbol of?

• Money

• Freedom

• Forgiveness

• Opportunity

What was a big challenge for the workers building the transcontinental railroad?

• The Rocky Mountains

• Mount Everest

• The Smoky Mountains

Who invented the lightbulb?

• Henry Ford

• Alexander Bell

• Benjamin Franklin

• Thomas Edison

Why were factories important during the Second Industrial Revolution?

• producing consumer goods

• some factories made steel used for buildings and railroad

• advancement in machinery

• economic growth

Emma Lazarus’s poem “The New Colossus” expressed hope that immigrants would be...

• enslaved and overworked.

• welcomed and make a positive impact.

• refused and make a negative impact.

Why did workers form unions?

• to work longer hours

• to produce more goods

• to improve their pay

• to ensure factories would be safer

How did monopolies hurt customers?

• set high prices

• over worked laborers

• not produce enough goods

• not open daily

Why was the facility of Ellis Island needed?

• to make importing goods easier

• to decrease the number of immigrants arriving

• to grow the cities in America

• to process large numbers of immigrants arriving

Urbanization refers to the growth of what?

• goods

• cities

• people

• land