Worksheets25 PC Unit 3 Test
Total questions: 9
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which time period is the political cartoon below showing?
a)
Westward Expansion
b)
The Gilded Age
c)
The Civil War
d)
Reconstruction
2.
What change in production is the passage below talking about?
a)
The use of steam engines increased the rate at which goods could be transported up and down the Erie Canal.
b)
The mass production of cars and various other goods improved in efficiency due to the assembly line.
c)
The use of a cotton gin improved the way that textiles could be produced.
d)
The passage of the 14th Amendment.
3.
What is the chart below showing?
a)
The Gilded Age was unable to produce enough goods and business owners went out of business.
b)
Rockefeller was able to undercut his competitors in order to have a monopoly over the oil industry in the United States.
c)
The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 was passed.
d)
Immigrants made up a large portion of the work force that allowed for factories to make enormous amounts of money for business owners.
4.
Which claim about business during the late 1800's can be most supported by the image below?
a)
Leland Stanford founded Stanford University through his wealth gained from being the President of the Central Pacific Railroad.
b)
Carnegie was a ruthless businessman that took over all parts of the steel production business.
c)
Carnegie's Homestead Strike was ended when the militia broke up the strikers in 1892.
d)
The Homestead Act allowed men over the age of 21 to gain 160 acres of land.
5.
Based on the reading below, what changed about immigration in the United States?
a)
Over time, more and more immigrants came to the US and found it very easy to enter the United States.
b)
As more immigrants came to the US, more laws were made stopping them from entering the US.
c)
Immigrants did not want to come to the United States because their home countries were just fine.
d)
The United States never let immigrants into the country.
6.
Explain the historical circumstances that led to the writing of this article.
Historical Circumstances - explains the events that led to the event.
Answer the WHO, WHAT, WHEN, WHY.
4 lines
7.
Explain the purpose for the passage written by Emma Goldman.
Finish the sentence starter -
The purpose of this passage is ...
4 lines
8.
Using Document #1 and Document #2 and your knowledge of social studies:
a. Explain a similarity or a difference between Document #1 and Document #2.
Using Document #1 and Document #2 and your knowledge of social studies:
Similarity - explains how 2 things are alike.
Difference - explains how 2 things are not alike.
4 lines
9.
Which innovation most improved factory efficiency in the late 1800s?
a)
The assembly line
b)
The steam locomotive
c)
The telegraph
d)
The cotton gin
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