WorksheetsSS CA #2 Study Guide
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 19mins
Why did most immigrants come to Ellis Island in the 1800s?
They wanted to help slaves gain their freedom in the Civil War.
They wanted to find work and escape famine in Ireland.
They wanted freedom of religion and to escape persecution in Ireland.
They wanted to mine for Gold in the west.
Which industry was most positively affected by the work of George Washington Carver?
The airline industry
The agriculture industry
The entertainment industry
The railroad industry
The map above shows where Jaylin lives. If he wants to go visit the historic Chisholm Trail, which direction should he travel?
North
South
East
West
This newspaper headline was published at the end of which war?
World War I
The Spanish-American War
World War II
The Mexican-American War
What was the main reason the Panama Canal was built?
To increase trade between the US and Europe
To help ships travel quickly between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
To help improve diplomatic relations between the US and South America
To create a land route between North and South America
How could President Roosevelt’s goal to increase global power and influence in the US be helped by the completion of the Panama Canal?
The US Navy could now quickly travel between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans to help the US.
The US could be protected from invasion, which would allow the government to focus on the economy.
The US could help the US control the global oil supply and make profit by taxing transport through the canal.
The canal would encourage the spread of Democracy in North and South America, as well as improve diplomatic relations.
What are the “Black Cowboys” of Texas MOST associated with?
Clearing and developing the Chisholm Trail for cattle.
Cattle drives from Texas across the Great Plains.
The founding of trading posts along the US-Mexican border.
The relocation of American Indians in the American Southwest.
George Washington Carver made important contributions to advance which of the following:
Medicine
Astronomy
Crop science
Energy production
Which inventor made the first historic phone call?
Thomas Edison
Alexander Graham Bell
Alexander Hamilton
Samuel Morse
Which of the following art forms is MOST associated with the Harlem Renaissance?
Poetry
Film
Fashion
Sculpture
Who helped popularize a new form of travel in the 1920s?
Langston Hughes
Herbert Hoover
Charles Lindbergh
Andrew Mellon
Which sport became popular in the US during the 1920s?
Soccer
Hockey
Basketball
Baseball
Which is an example of a price incentive?
A gallon of milk only costs $1.25 ten years ago, but today it costs $4.35.
An employer gives an employee a raise to reward her for her hard work.
A store usually sells candy bars for $2.00, but today is selling them for $.075.
A stockbroker buys a share of stock and sells it later in order to make a profit.
What is the significance of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina?
The world’s first commercial airline flight launched from Kitty Hawk in 1917.
The inventor of airplane jet engines, Frank Whittle, was born there in 1910.
The Wright Brothers performed the first powered, sustained flight in 1903.
Charles Lindbergh completed the first transatlantic flight when he landed in Kitty Hawk in 1930.
The start of the Spanish-American War was a result of the US’ involvement in
Cuba
Guam
Mexico
Panama
Who in the American West did the term “cowboy” originally refer to?
Men who raised cattle on plantations in the South.
Men who sold cattle at ports along the Texas coast.
Men who sailed cattle up the Mississippi River to places in the north.
Men who drove cattle from Texas to Kansas by the Chisholm Trail.
Which cattle trail went from San Antonio, Texas to Abilene, Kansas?
Great Western Trail
Appalachian Trail
Northeastern Trail
Chisholm Trail
What is the MOST LIKELY reason why towns such as Abilene, Kansas, and Sedalia, Missouri, became key shipping destinations for the cattle industry in the late 1800s?
They were located near railroads.
They were located near Texas ranches.
The people in the towns enjoyed working with livestock.
The people in these towns were good at negotiating cattle prices.
Alexander Graham Bell improved what aspect of American life?
Agriculture
Industrial production
Communication
Transportation
Which is true about immigration to the US in the late-nineteenth century is correct?
Immigrants from southern and Eastern Europe primarily settled in cities along the west coast, while Chinese immigrants typically settled in northern cities.
Immigrants from southern and Eastern Europe primarily settled in cities along the east coast, while Chinese immigrants typically settled in rural areas of the South.
Immigrants from southern and Eastern Europe primarily settled in cities along the east coast, while Chinese immigrants typically settled in the American West.
Immigrants from southern and Eastern Europe primarily settled in cities along the west coast, while Chinese immigrants typically settled in the Midwest.
The US may have never entered into WWI if it weren’t for:
Continued attacks on American shipping vessels by the German navy
The famine experienced throughout the Austro-Hungarian Empire
The overthrow of the Russian government
The invasion of France by German forces
Ivy opened a lemonade stand in front of her house. She charged $3.00 per cup, but she did not have many customers. What would MOST LIKELY happen if she lowered the price to $1.50 per cup?
Ivy would lose all of her customers.
Ivy would not make any money at all.
More people would buy lemonade from Ivy.
Fewer people would buy lemonade from Ivy.
Competition is good for consumers because it
Allows customers to buy goods and services on credit.
Encourages customers to save their money instead of spending it.
Guarantees that consumers can purchase anything they want at any time.
Encourages businesses to offer consumers low prices and quality products.
What effect did the refrigerator car have on Chicago’s economy?
Cities connected by railroads took business away from Chicago’s meatpacking industry.
Chicago’s agricultural futures market was absorbed by the New York stock exchange.
Chicago’s strong good processing and meatpacking industry dramatically expanded.
Rail traffic through Chicago decreased as local farmers’ markets became more popular.
What was the most likely reason for the rapid population growth in Pittsburgh from 1860 to 1940?
Pittsburgh became the center of the steel industry in the US.
Pittsburgh became the most productive gold mining area in the country.
Pittsburgh became the agricultural center of the eastern US.
Pittsburgh became the country’s leader in telegraph and radio broadcasting.
