WorksheetsBayou Bridges Unit 5 Chapter 1
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
What is this statue a symbol of? Select the two correct answers.
capital
freedom
industry
discovery
opportunity
What event is shown in the image?
creation of a new trade union
discovery of oil in Pennsylvania
invention of the first steam engine
completion of the transcontinental railroad
The U.S. government encouraged the building of railroads during the 1800s. The building of the railroads had both good and bad effects. One good effect of the railroads during the 1800s was that they _________.
connected the US and Europe
connected the East and West Coasts of the US
connected North and South America
connected Europe and Australia
One bad effect of the railroads was that they ___________________.
hurt the environment
made goods more expensive
increased travel times
made trade more difficult
Which feature most likely created a challenge for the builders of the transcontinental railroad?
the Great Lakes
the Columbia River
the Rocky Mountains
the Appalachian Mountains
Who made the invention shown in the image?
Henry Ford
Thomas Edison
Alexander Graham Bell
George Washington Carver
Why were factories like this one important during the Second Industrial Revolution?
They produced textiles used for clothing.
They produced oil used for heating homes.
They made steel used for buildings and railroads.
They made lumber used for making ships and schools.
What hope did Emma Lazarus's poem "The New Colossus" express for new arrivals to the United States?
that immigrants would be welcomed and make a positive impact
that immigrants would encourage people to stay in Europe
that immigrants would help the United States industrialize
that immigrants would be able to find work in the countryside
Why did workers form unions? Select the two correct answers.
to stop urbanization
to improve their pay
to guarantee lower prices
to honor American workers
to ensure factories would become safer
How did monopolies hurt customers?
They set high prices.
They offered few services.
They held strikes and boycotts.
They replaced small workshops.
Why was the facility at Ellis Island needed?
to make it easier for migrants to work in factories
to provide housing for large numbers of immigrants
to prevent large numbers of people from immigrating
to process the large numbers of immigrants arriving
The term urbanization refers to the growth of what?
cities
farms
factories
railroads
