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unit 5, chapter 1

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 13mins

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Class
Date
1.

What is this statue a symbol of? Select the two correct answers.

a)

capital

b)

freedom

c)

industry

d)

discovery

e)

opportunity

2.

What event is shown in the image?

a)

creation of a new trade union

b)

discovery of oil in Pennsylvania

c)

invention of the first steam engine

d)

completion of the transcontinental railroad

3.

The building of the railroads had both positive and negative effects. One positive effect of the railroads during the 1800s was that they __________________.

a)

connected the United States and Europe

b)

connected the East and West Coasts of the United States

c)

connected North and South America

d)

connected Europe and Australia

4.

One negative effect of the railroads was that they ___________________.

a)

caused damage to the environment

b)

made goods more expensive

c)

increased travel times

d)

made trade more difficult

5.

Which feature most likely created a challenge for the builders of the transcontinental railroad?

a)

the Great Lakes

b)

the Columbia River

c)

the Rocky Mountains

d)

the Appalachian Mountains

6.

Who made the invention shown in the image?

a)

Henry Ford

b)

Thomas Edison

c)

Alexander Graham Bell

d)

George Washington Carver

7.

Why were factories like this one important during the Second Industrial Revolution?

a)

They produced textiles used for clothing.

b)

They produced oil used for heating homes.

c)

They made steel used for buildings and railroads.

d)

They made lumber used for making ships and schools.

8.

What hope did Emma Lazarus’s poem ”The New Colossus” express for new arrivals to the United States?

a)

that immigrants would be welcomed and make a positive impact

b)

that immigrants would encourage people to stay in Europe

c)

that immigrants would help the United States industrialize

d)

that immigrants would be able to find work in the countryside

9.

Why did workers form unions? Select the two correct answers.

a)

to stop urbanization

b)

to improve their pay

c)

to guarantee lower prices

d)

to honor American workers

e)

to ensure factories would become safer

10.

How did monopolies hurt customers?

a)

They set high prices.

b)

They offered few services.

c)

They held strikes and boycotts.

d)

They replaced small workshops.

11.

Why was the facility at Ellis Island needed?

a)

to make it easier for migrants to work in factories

b)

to provide housing for large numbers of immigrants

c)

to prevent large numbers of people from immigrating

d)

to process the large numbers of immigrants arriving

12.

The term urbanization refers to the growth of what?

a)

cities

b)

farms

c)

factories

d)

railroads