Social Studies Chapter 5 Test Review

Match the following words with their definitions.

• a streetcar that runs on tracks

• settlement house

• someone who starts a new business

• goods

• a factory that turns raw oil into more u

• refinery

• products that people make, use, or share

• trolley

• a group providing services to immigrants

• entrepreneur

What about Ohio’s location in the United States describes an important reason for the state’s 

economic growth?

• It has a northeast location.

• It has a northwest location.

• It has a central location.

• It has a southern location.

In 1860, what did Ohio have more of than any other state?

• mountains

• miles of seacoast

• automobiles

• miles of railroad track

What did entrepreneur B. F. Goodrich produce?

• railroads

• steamships

• rubber tires

• steel

Who founded the Standard Oil Company?

• John D. Rockefeller

• John H. Patterson

• Alexander Winton

• Charles F. Kettering

What was Ohio’s biggest city in 1900?

• Akron

• Cincinnati

• Cleveland

• Dayton

In 1900 where did nearly half of Cincinnati’s population come from?

• California

• Germany

• Spain

• Florida

What was an example of improved sanitation in Cleveland?

• new railroads.

• new sewer lines.

• new settlement houses.

• new fire and police stations.

Who invented the incandescent light bulb?

• Thomas Edison

• Harvey Firestone

• Charles Kettering

• Alexander Winton

Granville T. Woods’ inventions improved safety in which industry?

• automobile

• steel

• railroad

• mining