Unit-1-Vocab-Turn-of-the-Century

What is the process called when a country changes from mostly farming to mostly manufacturing goods?

• Industrialization

• Imperialism

• Emigration

• Detainment

Which law gave free land to settlers willing to live on and farm it for five years?

• Chinese Exclusion Act

• Homestead Act

• Price Incentive

• Canal Act

What is the name of the trail used to drive cattle from Texas to Kansas?

• Chisholm Trail

• Angel Island Trail

• Ellis Island Trail

• Rough Riders Trail

What is the term for a town that grew up along cattle trails to support the cattle industry?

• Cattle Town

• Canal Town

• Industrial Town

• Immigrant Town

What does it mean to immigrate?

• To leave a country

• To enter a new country to live

• To be detained

• To build a canal

Which island was the main entry point for immigrants coming from Europe to the United States?

• Angel Island

• Ellis Island

• Cattle Town

• Chisholm Trail

What was the purpose of the Chinese Exclusion Act?

• To encourage Chinese immigration

• To stop Chinese immigrants from entering the U.S.

• To build canals

• To create cattle towns

What is yellow journalism?

• Honest and fair reporting

• Exaggerated or sensational news stories

• Reporting about cattle trails

• Writing about canals

What is imperialism?

• Building factories

• A country taking control of other lands

• Creating cattle towns

• Detaining immigrants

Which group was famous for fighting in the Spanish-American War and led by Theodore Roosevelt?

• Rough Riders

• Cattle Towns

• Immigrants

• Industrialists