Life in America: Changes and Challenges in the Late 1800

1. What major change happened in American cities during the late 1800s?

• A. Cities became smaller and quieter

• B. More factories were built and cities grew larger

• C. People moved away from cities to farms

• D. Cities disappeared completely

2. Why did many people move from farms to cities in the late 1800s?

• A. Cities had better schools

• B. They wanted to live in apartments

• C. To work in factories

• D. To build railroads

3. What was the Indian Removal Act?

• A. A law that protected American Indian lands

• B. A law that gave American Indians more rights

• C. A law that forced American Indians to move west of the Mississippi River

• D. A law that helped American Indians build new homes

4. What was the Trail of Tears?

• A. A happy celebration of American Indian culture

• B. A new railroad route across America

• C. A safe path to new homes

• D. A difficult journey where many Cherokee people died

5. What did President William McKinley do to help American businesses?

• A. He made foreign goods more expensive

• B. He closed all factories

• C. He reduced business taxes

• D. He built more farms

6. How did Theodore Roosevelt help protect nature?

7. How was life different for rich business owners compared to factory workers?

• A. Factory workers had bigger houses

• B. Rich business owners worked longer hours

• C. Both groups lived the same way

• D. Rich business owners had bigger houses and more nice things

8. What connected different parts of the country in the late 1800s?

• A. Highways

• B. Airplanes

• C. Trains

• D. Boats

9. What was a challenge factory workers faced during this time?

• A. They had too much free time

• B. Their houses were too big

• C. They worked long hours for little money

• D. They had too many luxuries

10. How were American Indians affected by the country's growth?

• A. They became wealthy business owners

• B. They struggled to keep their way of life

• C. They got better jobs in factories

• D. They built new cities