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Turn of the Century

Total questions: 39

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

At the Turn of the Century, there was an overabundance of cattle in which state?

a)

Georgia

b)

Mississippi

c)

New York

d)

Texas

2.

When the demand for a product is high, the prices for that product go_______________________._

a)

UP

b)

DOWN

c)

NO WHERE

d)

NO ANSWER

3.

What changed the way that news and information was spread?

a)

The telephone

b)

The Telegraph

c)

The railroad

d)

The Mill

4.

Cattle drives and ranching were year-round jobs for who?

a)

Buffalo Soldiers

b)

Farmers

c)

Indians

d)

Cowboys

5.

Identify the invention in the image. This invention helped to close off the open range making cattle drives dangerous and contributing to the Open Range War.

a)

Barbed Wire

b)

Wooden Fence

c)

Metal Fence

d)

Wooden Post

6.

What was the first type of plane the Wright brothers made?

a)

glider

b)

helicopter

c)

jet plane

7.

What inventions are Thomas Edison known for? Select all that apply.

a)

the phonograph

b)

a printing press

c)

the microwave

d)

a vote counter to be used in elections

e)

the light bulb

8.
What  happened on February 17, 1898 that upset many Americans?
a)
Theodore Roosevelt became president.
b)
The USS Maine was sunk near Cuba.
c)
Upton Sinclair published a book called The Jungle
d)
The transcontinental railroad was built.
9.
What name was given to exaggerated stories written to sell newspapers?
a)
yellow ink
b)
whale of a story
c)
yellow journalism
d)
pink journalism
10.
What idea or belief states that Americans have a God-given right to expand west?
a)
Manifest Destiny
b)
Imperialism
c)
Isolationism
d)
Democracy
11.
Why did the American people care about the way the Cuban people were being treated by Spain?
a)
They were afraid Spain would invade the U.S.
b)
Many Americans had businesses in Cuba
c)
Americans disliked Spain
d)
Americans wanted to colonize Cuba
12.
Who was the Secretary of the Navy that resigned his position to go fight in the Spanish-American War with a group of volunteers known as the Rough Riders?
a)
Alfred Thayer
b)
Walter Reed
c)
Theodore Roosevelt
d)
William McKinley
13.
Which statement is NOT true about the territories the U.S. gained after the war?
a)
The U.S. had control over the Philippines until they gained their independence in 1946
b)
The U.S. still controls Guam and Puerto Rico today
c)
Cuba became independent after The Treaty of Paris was signed in 1898
d)
The U.S. gained control over The Philippines, Cuba, Guam, and Puerto Rico
14.

What important waterway was built while Theodore Roosevelt was President of the United States?

a)

Erie Canal

b)

Alexander Canal

c)

Suez Canal

d)

Panama Canal

15.
What is the Panama Canal?
a)
a northwest passage through Canada
b)
a waterway through northern Egypt
c)
A waterway connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans through Panama
d)
A river that runs through Panama
16.
Which territory did the United States NOT take as a territory and gave them independence? 
a)
Puerto Rico
b)
Guam
c)
Philippines
d)
Cuba
17.
 What was the United States warship called that exploded killing over 200 American sailors?
a)
U S Maine
b)
USS Maine
c)
USS Maybe
d)
US Maritime 
18.
After the war, the U.S. gained control of
a)
Puerto Rico
b)
Spain
c)
Midway Islands
d)
Texas
19.

A person who is associated with starting a business is know as

a)

Merchant

b)

Entrepreneur

c)

Salesman

d)

Businessman

20.

When banks offer loans to customers....where does the money come from?

a)

Government

b)

Other Banks

c)

Other customers

d)

Savings

21.

True or False: One advantage of having a checking account is that your money is safer in the bank than at home.

a)

True

b)

False

22.
The Black Cowboys of Texas were 
a)
Spanish Cowboys from Mexico
b)
Carpetbaggers from the North
c)
Men who wore black costumes and rode only black horses
d)
Freed slaves who moved to Texas to pursue jobs as cowboys 
23.

Why did some African Americans move west to become cowboys?

a)

They would face more discrimination in the west

b)

They would become famous

c)

They would face less discrimination in the west

d)

They would become ranch owners.

24.

What is an incentive?

a)

encourages specific behavior and helps to motivate an individual to take specific action

b)

a bribe to make you afraid

c)

an offer to make a deal that causes worry if you do not act a specific way

d)

none of these

25.
A person who comes up with a product or service, and finds the money and time to produce this new product.
a)
Entrepreneur
b)
Incentive
c)
Specialization
d)
Barter
26.

The primary ROLE of businesses which offer goods and services is to....

a)

make a profit

b)

provide goods and services to consumers

c)

appear on Shark Tank

27.

Most people make income from...

a)

earning wages

b)

by borrowing loans

c)

robbing banks

d)

using Monopoly money

28.

What two bodies of water does the Panama Canal connect?

a)

Mediterranean Sea & Red Sea

b)

Atlantic Ocean & Pacific Ocean

c)

Atlantic Ocean & Indian Ocean

d)

Pacific Ocean & Arctic Ocean

29.
What was the first cattle trail that started in San Antonio,Texas and ended in Abilene, Kansas?
a)
Chisholm Trail
b)
Great Western Trail
30.
What is a main reason immigrants came to the US in the late 1800s and early 1900s?
a)
Did NOT want religious freedom
b)
Hoped for economic opportunity (to make money)
c)
Wanted LESS diversity
d)
Wanted to live more simply
31.
How did prejudice create problems for some immigrants?
a)
Major companies wanted to hire them
b)
People laughed at their accents
c)
Were not allowed jobs because of their race/ethnicity
d)
Immigrant children were not allowed to attend school
32.
What challenges did immigrants face in the US?
a)
They caught diseases
b)
Had trouble learning the language/faced prejudice
c)
Uncomfortable in the large homes in the US
d)
Difficult to study for the citizenship test
33.
Immigrants faced this from native born Americans.  This means they were treated unfairly because of their race/ethnicity.
a)
diversity
b)
prejudice
34.

There was a demand for what after the Civil War in the Northeastern United States

a)

Sports Cars

b)

Railroad

c)

Beef

35.
An increase in cattle being born led to...
a)
An increase in ranching and the cattle industry
b)
Disney Land opening in Oklahoma
c)
A decrease in rabbits
d)
Less steak per Texas
36.
The Panama Canal runs through the middle of Panama connecting which two oceans?
a)
Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico
b)
Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean
c)
Atlantic and Pacific Ocean
d)
Carribean Sea and Pacific Ocean
37.

What will banks charge you...when you borrow money?

a)

collateral

b)

loans

c)

interest

d)

pensions

38.

George Washington Carver was also known as The Peanut Man.

a)

True

b)

False

39.

Why did people call Carver the “plant doctor”?

a)

He worked as a doctor.

b)

He loved to draw.

c)

He took care of sick plants and crops.

d)

He was always sick.

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