Turn of the Century Assessment

Thomas Edison was an American inventor and businessman most well known for his development of the __________. Choose the one BEST answer.

• Telephone
• Light Bulb
• Telegraph
• Radio

What was one reason the United States went to war with Spain? Choose the one BEST answer.

• Spain attacked cattle drives in the West
• American newspapers blamed Spain for the explosion on the USS Maine

• Immigrants demanded more opportunities in U.S. cities
• The U.S. wanted to build the Panama Canal

Cowboys led the cattle on the Chisholm Trail from San Antonio, Texas to which city?
Mark only one oval.

• Omaha, Nebraska

• Dallas, Texas

• Abilene, Kansas

• Atlanta, Georgia

Who invented the telephone?
Mark only one oval.

• Albert Einstein
• Eli Whitney
• Thomas Edison
• Alexander Graham Bell

An immigrant is ______
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• A person who is not in the military
• A person who comes to live in a country from their home country
• The way people use resources to meet their needs
• Searching the unknown

What is a common reason people immigrate to the United States?
Mark only one oval.

• Better medicines and health care
• The climate is better in the U.S.
• Better opportunities for jobs and wealth
• The land is flat and better for crops

Cattle trails started in Texas where the cattle were driven north to Kansas. Why did the cowboys stop the cattle in Kansas?
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• Kansas had railroads
• Texas was part of Mexico
• Kansas was close to the ocean
• Kansas has steamboats

George Washington Carver found many uses for ________.
Mark only one oval.

• Grapes
• Oranges
• Strawberries
• Peanuts

In what year did the Wright Brothers fly the first airplane? Mark only one oval.

• 1910
• 1903
• 2016
• 1860

Why did freed slaves go to Texas and work as cowboys in the years after the Civil War? Mark only one oval.

• They could own land in California
• They were sold to Texas ranchers
• They were treated equally to white cowboys
• They thought the cowboy life was easy