1B SS Practice Test

A. Ranching provided opportunities to earn money and build a life.

B. The government required them to work on cattle ranches.

C. Cowboys were given free land by the Freedmen’s Bureau.

D. Ranching allowed them to avoid working for wages.

A. It allowed settlers to travel from Kansas to California.

B. It provided a route for ranchers to drive cattle from Texas to railroad towns in Kansas.

C. It connected cattle ranches in Texas directly to factories in the East.

D. It allowed farmers to transport crops from Kansas to Texas.

A. They provided routes for cattle to reach railroads that could transport them to distant markets.

B. They allowed factory workers to travel to jobs in Texas.

C. They helped farmers move crops from northern cities to southern farms.

D. They provided routes for immigrants traveling to the United States.

A. Carlos receives $50 as a birthday gift.

B. Carlos sells his bicycle for $75.

C. Carlos earns $15 per hour working at a grocery store.

D. Carlos wins $200 in a school contest.

A. Kansas had ports where cattle could be loaded onto ships.

B. Railroad stations in Kansas could transport cattle to eastern markets.

C. Cattle could only survive in Kansas during the summer.

D. The government required all cattle to travel through Kansas.

A. It allowed people to communicate over long distances more easily.

B. It allowed people to travel through the air.

C. It provided farmers with new uses for crops.

D. It provided factories with a new source of fuel.

A. Each inventor contributed to changes that improved American life.

B. Each inventor worked mainly to improve transportation.

C. All four inventors worked together on their inventions.

D. All four inventors focused on helping farmers.

A. He developed the first mechanical cotton picker.

B. He researched crops such as peanuts and promoted different uses for them.

C. He invented machines that allowed farmers to communicate.

D. He built railroads that allowed farmers to ship crops.

A. Alexander Graham Bell

B. George Washington Carver

C. Thomas Edison

D. Orville Wright

A. People living in growing cities created a greater demand for beef.

B. People in northern cities wanted cattle to work on farms.

C. Ranchers needed cattle to help construct new railroads.

D. Northern factories needed cattle to produce electricity.