Unit 5 Chapter 1 Quiz

What is this statue a symbol of? Select the two correct answers.

• capital

• freedom

• industry

• discovery

• opportunity

What event is shown in the image?

• creation of a new trade union

• discovery of oil in Pennsylvania

• invention of the first steam engine

• completion of the transcontinental railroad

One positive effect of the railroads during the 1800s was that they _____________.

• connected the United States and Europe

• connected the East and West Coasts of the United States

• connected North and South America

• connected Europe and Australia

One negative effect of the railroads was that they ____________.

• caused damage to the environment

• made goods more expensive

• increased travel times

• made trade more difficult

Which feature most likely created a challenge for the builders of the transcontinental railroad?

• the Great Lakes

• the Columbia River

• the Rocky Mountains

• the Appalachian Mountains

Who made the invention shown in the image?

• Henry Ford

• Thomas Edison

• Alexander Graham Bell

• George Washington Carver

Why were factories like this one important during the Second Industrial Revolution?

• They produced textiles used for clothing.

• They produced oil used for heating homes.

• They made steel used for buildings and railroads.

• They made lumber used for making ships and schools.

What hope did Emma Lazarus’s poem ”The New Colossus” express for new arrivals to the United States?

• that immigrants would be welcomed and make a positive impact

• that immigrants would encourage people to stay in Europe

• that immigrants would help the United States industrialize

• that immigrants would be able to find work in the countryside

Why did workers form unions? Select the two correct answers.

• to stop urbanization

• to improve their pay

• to guarantee lower prices

• to honor American workers

• to ensure factories would become safer

How did monopolies hurt customers?

• They set high prices.

• They offered few services.

• They held strikes and boycotts.

• They replaced small workshops.