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WorksheetsTurn of the Century Test: Historical Understandings SS5H1
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 4hrs 15mins
1. Which two statements best describe the cattle trails?
A. Cattle all ran together on cattle trails because there was no way to separate them.
B. Texas was home of the cattle trails and made money from the cattle trade.
C. People in business had little interest in supplying cattle to people in the East or Europe.
D. Millions of cattle were moved on the Chisholm Trail and the Great Western Cattle Trail.
E. Cattle trails generally stayed in the East and traveled west to Oklahoma and Kansas.
1. Which best describes the treatment of Black Cowboys by other cowboys?
Little interest
Concerns over timeliness
Jealousy about work
Worked, slept, and ate together
1. Which of the following was the most common reason for people to immigrate to the United States?
To learn farming methods
To live in big cities
To find religious freedom
To ride on cattle trails
1. What event related to the USS Maine signaled the beginning of the Spanish American War?
The ship stalled
The ship exploded
The ship’s voyage was cancelled
The ship’s flag was removed
1. Why was George Washington Carver important in American History?
He invented the airplane
He created the lightbulb
He taught a new way to farm
He figured out a new to play music
1. How did inventions change people’s lives?
Businesses struggled to grow.
It took more time to do things.
They could do more work in less time.
Inventions did not change people’s lives.
1. Which invention made it possible for factories and shops to stay open at night?
the oil cup
the typewriter
the paper bag maker
the electric light bulb
1. Which best describes why more Asian immigrants settled(stayed) on the West Coast?
It was closer to where the immigrants arrived
Everyone spoke the same language
They wanted to avoid prejudice
The conditions were better to enter through Angel Island than Ellis Island
1. The Central Pacific Railroad hired many Chinese workers. These workers…
were paid more than other workers.
given jobs that were not dangerous.
were paid less than other workers.
were treated the same as other workers.
Employers liked to hire immigrants because they…
came to escape persecution.
worked many hours for little pay.
lived in unsafe conditions.
could speak other languages.
Which two statements best describe why cattle ranchers sent their cattle to the North and East?
They could sell their cattle there for more money
The demand for meat to eat was higher in these areas
There were no barbed wire fences there
People like Longhorn leather more than other kinds of leathers
The trains were not available in the North and East
Whose invention made keeping in touch and doing business with people a lot easier?
Thomas Edison
The Wright Brothers
Alexander Graham Bell
George Washington Carver
Which of the following was NOT a benefit that the United States received because of the Spanish American War?
The United States claimed the Philippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico as new territories.
The United States overthrew the King of Spain.
The United States became a world power by defeating Spain.
The United States helped Cuba gain independence.
How was William McKinley’s foreign policy different from the presidents who came before him?
He was the first president to declare war
He was the first American president to enter a war outside the US
He was the first American president to lose a war
He was the first president to travel to a foreign country
Which of the following were key achievements made by the Theodore Roosevelt in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s?
He started the Panama Canal project
He was a war hero during the Spanish American War
He was responsible for creating the first national parks
All of the above.
How were businesses affected by electricity being controlled and put into buildings safely through wires?
Electricity did not really affect businesses
Electricity increased the number of things that could be made and how quickly they could be made
Electricity caused businesses to get distracted and make less money
Electricity was a safety hazard and caused business production to decrease
Using the image, what effect would President Roosevelt building a canal in the location have on the United States?
