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Unit 5 Chapter 1

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What statue is seen as a symbol of freedom and opportunity?

a)

b)

c)

d)

2.

Which picture shows the completion of the transcontinental railroad?

a)

b)

c)

d)

3.

One​ (a)   effect of building the railroad system was that it connect the East and West coasts of America.

Choose from the below words
positive
negative
4.

One ​ (a)   effect of building the railroad system was that it caused damage to the environment.

Choose from the below words
negative
positive 
5.

The Rocky Mountains most likely created a challenge for builders of the ______.

a)

gold rush

b)

Yellowstone National Park

c)

railroad system

d)

steamboat

6.

Thomas Edison was known for creating what invention?

a)

b)

c)

d)

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.

Workers formed workers' _____ to improve their pay and insure factories would become safer work environments.

a)

trade

b)

compensation

c)

rights

d)

unions

10.

Monopolies hurt consumers by _____.

a)

offering few services

b)

setting prices too high

c)

holding strikes and boycotts

d)

replacing small workshops

11.

​ (a)   ​ was used to to process the large numbers of immigrants arriving in America.

Choose from the below words
Ellis Island
Ryler's Island 
Gilligan's Island
Scooby-Doo's Island of Terror 
12.

The term urbanization refers to the growth of what?


a)

farms

b)

factories

c)

railroads

d)

cities