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Unit 2 Review

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What happened to the price of cattle in TEXAS when ranchers returned home after the war?
a)
The price of cattle increased because there were so many cows.
b)
The price of cattle decreased because there were so many cows.
c)
The price of cattle increased because most of the cows had been eaten.
d)
Nothing happened to the price of cows.
2.
In which region was there a huge demand for cows after the Civil War?
a)
The South
b)
The North
c)
The West
d)
The East
3.
The Black Cowboys of Texas rose to prominence in the turn of the century. Why did the Black Cowboys of Texas form during this time?
a)
African Americans found work as farmers where they faced less discrimination than in urban areas.
b)
African Americans were always the best ranch hands.
c)
African Americans prefered the climate and the people in the West and in Texas.
d)
African Americans were the only ones who knew the trails to transport the cattle.
4.
Describe the purpose of the cattle trails.
a)
To feed the people in Texas.
b)
To transport cattle from Kansas and Oklahoma to Texas.
c)
To help increase the population of cattle in the United States.
d)
To move cattle from the ranches in Texas to the railheads in Kansas and Oklahoma.
5.
Where did cattle drives begin? (Which state)
a)
Missouri
b)
Georgia
c)
Oklahoma
d)
Texas
6.
What is the name of the famous trail that ends Abilene, Kansas?
a)
Oregon Trail
b)
Shawnee Trail
c)
Chisholm Trail
d)
Bike Trail
7.
Who was the Chisolm Trail named after?
a)
Joseph McCoy
b)
Jesse Chisolm
c)
James Chisolm
8.

Why was there a shortage of cattle in the east?

a)

They died.

b)

There weren't many to begin with.

c)

The Civil War soldiers ate most of it during the war.

d)

None of these.

9.
What were the names of the Wright Brothers?
a)
Wilbur and Orville
b)
Brian and Jason
c)
William and Oliver
d)
Elliott and Frank
10.
Where did they make their first flight?
a)
Kitty Hawk, North Carolina
b)
Dayton, Ohio
c)
Reno, Nevada
d)
Millville, Indiana
11.
How long did the first flight last?
a)
12 seconds
b)
20 seconds
c)
32 seconds
d)
1 minute
12.

How did Alexander Graham Bell revolutionize communications?

a)

He invented the telephone.

b)

He invented the hearing aid.

c)

He invented the grain mill.

d)

He invented the television.

13.

Most people immediately think of ... when they think of Thomas Edison.

a)

Printer

b)

light bulb

c)

telephone

d)

computer

14.

How did Carver help farmers?

a)

He helped them move away from the south.

b)

He taught farmers how to protect and care for their soil.

c)

He discovered hundreds of uses for bananas.

d)

He grew rich from his inventions and quit teaching.

15.

What did Carver learn about soybeans?

a)

They take away nutrients from the soil.

b)

They put nutrients into the soil.

c)

They are harmful to people.

d)

They are not useful plants.

16.

How many inventions did Carver make from peanuts?

a)

3000

b)

300

c)

30

d)

3

17.

What did the United States gain after the Spanish-American War?

a)

More ships

b)

More soldiers

c)

More land

d)

More weapons

18.

What is yellow journalism?

a)

A kind of news writing that readers believe to be lies

b)

A kind of news writing that readers blame for starting wars

c)

A kind of writing that tells the truth to attract readers

d)

A kind of writing that exaggerates the news to shock and attract readers

19.

What caused the Spanish-American War?

a)

Americans blaming Spain for the United States Navy ship, U.S.S. Mississippi, exploding in a Cuban harbor.

b)

Americans blaming Spain for the United States Navy ship, U.S.S. Maine, exploding in a Cuban harbor.

c)

Americans blaming Spain for the United States Navy ship, U.S.S. Missouri, exploding in a Cuban harbor.

d)

Americans blaming Spain for the United States Navy ship, U.S.S. Massachusetts, exploding in a Cuban harbor.

20.

Who led the Rough Riders?

a)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

b)

John D. Rockefeller

c)

Theodore Roosevelt

d)

Cornelius Vanderbilt

21.

What happened to Cuba after the Spanish-American War?

a)

Cuba became an independent country.

b)

Cuba remained a Spanish colony.

c)

Cuba became a United States colony.

d)

Cuba became European Country.

22.

What did Spain surrender to the United States after the Spanish-American War?

a)

Puerto Rico, Philippines, and Guam

b)

Cuba, Philippines, and Guam

c)

Puerto Rico, Portugal, and Guam

d)

Puerto Rico, Philippines, and Hawaii

23.

During William McKinley's presidency, which war happened?

a)

Mexican-American War

b)

Spanish-American

c)

Civil War

d)

British–American war

24.
Prior to 1903, which country owned the land of Panama?
a)
United States
b)
Panama
c)
Mexico
d)
Colombia
25.
Name the country that built the Panama Canal.
a)
Colombia
b)
Cuba
c)
United States
d)
Panama
26.
The Panama Canal was completed in this year.
a)
1914
b)
1934
c)
1945
d)
1979
27.
Early on, what caused most workers to want to flee from Panama?
a)
Scary Animals
b)
Diseases
c)
Landslides
d)
Pay
28.
Who was the President during the building of the Canal and was the 1st to leave America?
a)
Teddy Roosevelt
b)
William Howard Taft
c)
Woodrow Wilson
d)
Franklin Roosevelt
29.
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
30.

Immigrants came to America mainly by _________.

a)

helicopters

b)

boats

c)

horses

d)

trains

31.

Immigrants came to the United States to ___________.

a)

have freedom of religion

b)

find jobs

c)

have a better life

d)

all of the above

32.

Asian immigrants came through which immigration station?

a)

Angel Island

b)

Ellis Island

c)

Immigration Island

d)

Dolphin Island

33.

European immigrants came through which immigration station?

a)

Angel Island

b)

Ellis Island

c)

Immigration Island

d)

Dolphin Island

34.

The United States had many factory jobs available at the turn of the century. Was this a pull or push factor for any immigrants?

a)

pull

b)

push

35.
War, poverty, and discrimination are all examples of.......
a)
Pull Factors
b)
Push Factors
c)
Jump Factors
d)
Falling Factors

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