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8th Grade, Topic 8 Review
8th Grade, Topic 8 Review
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1
Which was not a reason for railroad expansion?
Western settlement
Mining and agriculture
To improve Native American lives
Business and industry
2
Which area of the country dealt with thick sod, a dry climate, threats from insects and brutal winter?
The Northwest
The Southwest
The Rocky Mountains
The Great Plains
3
The American Indian victory at _________ killed General Custer and all his men.
Horseshoe Bend
Wounded Knee
Little Big Horn
Sandy Creek
4
Why were labor unions unpopular with many Americans?
People thought they were violent and radical
They were run by the bosses
They were only for the wealthy
People believed they did not work
5
Who caused the
Panic of 1893
?
A terrible drought
A great famine
The Railroad industry
Immigrants
6
A license for a new invention is called
A trademark
A patent
A copyright
A permit
7
The transcontinental railroad was finished with a ceremony at which city?
New York City
Los Angeles
Promontory
Sacramento
8
Who were self-appointed law enforcers who hunted down and punished criminals?
Sheriffs
Buffalo Soldiers
Vigilantes
Miners
9
An area limited in resources that was set aside for American Indians is called
A land grant
A reservation
A homestead
A mission
10
Which inventor introduced the moving assembly line?
Henry Ford
Nikola Tesla
Wilbur Wright
Elon Musk
11
Andrew Carnegie, J. P. Morgan, and John D. Rockefeller were all
Generals
Governors
Presidents
Leaders of industry
12
Which economic system are businesses owned by private citizens, rather than the government?
Communism
Traditional
Capitalism
Socialism
13
The Comstock Lode was one of the richest _______ mines in the world
Copper
Silver
Gold
Bronze
14
Which of the following is not a Native American leader from the late 1800's through the early 1900's?
Chief Joseph
General Custer
Tecumseh
Geronimo
15
These were the skilled riders who influenced the modern day cowboys
Vaqueros
Sooners
Los Goras Blancas
Anglos
16
Which inventor was responsible for creating the light bulb, electric power plant and the motion picture camera?
Nikola Tesla
Henry Ford
Thomas Edison
Alexander Graham Bell
17
Which movement aimed to help small farmers, create an income tax, ask for an 8-hr work day, & wanted immigration limits?
The Populist
The Republican
The Democratic
The Granger
18
What marked the end of warfare between the Plains Indians and the U.S. Army brought on by fear of the Ghost Dance?
The Battle of Little Bighorn
The Battle of Fallen Timbers
The massacre at Wounded Knee
The massacre at Pottawatomie
19
What was an effect of the Homestead Act?
Millions of settlers moved west for free land
African Americans were given free land in the West
People gained free land in California
People paid high prices for land in the West
20
The introduction of which animal transformed the lives of the Plains Indians?
Chicken
Horse
Pig
Cow
21
Why did many businesses become corporations?
To sell bonds
So they could borrow money from banks
To raise capital by selling stock in their company
To allow more Americans to help run businesses
22
Who formed a telephone company in 1877 so that people no longer had to go to a telegraph office to send a message?
Henry Ford
Alexander Graham Bell
Thomas Edison
Alejandro Graham Bell
23
Which was
not
a goal of most labor unions?
Shorter working day
Better working conditions
To increase profits for the businesses
Better pay
24
Who invented the first "flying machine"?
The Ringling Brothers
The Right Brothers
The Wright Brothers
Leonardo Da Vinci
25
Why were the terms of the Fort Laramie treaty broken?
Diamonds were found on their land
Silver was found on their land
Oil was found on their land
Gold was found on their land
26
Which innovation transformed the American diet?
Model T Car
Sewing machine
Refrigeration
Typewriter
27
From cow towns, where were the cattle shipped off to?
The West
The North
The East
The South
28
Where would a
transcontinental
railroad stretch across?
Across a continent from coast to coast
From county to county
From state to state
From city to city
29
The Morill Acts were land grants given to states to set up
Boomtowns
Colleges
Farms
Railroads
30
What caused "boomtowns" in the West?
Gold/Silver strikes and businesses selling goods/services to miners
Oil strikes
Gold/Silver strikes and businesses selling goods/services to minors
Cheap housing
