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1
The Wright Brothers flew the first plane in 1903 in Kitty Hawk. In which state is Kitty Hawk?
Florida
Virginia
North Carolina
Massacusetts
2
Who invented the telephone?
George Washington Carver
Alexander Graham Bell
The Wright Brothers
Thomas Edison
3
Which of the following best describes the main goals of Labor Unions such as the American Federation of Labor?
To pass child labor laws
To organize strikes and find new jobs
To hire new workers and start new holidays
To get higher pay, shorter hours, and safer working conditions
4
Where did immigrants first stop when they came to New York in the early 1900s?
Ellis Island
Coney Island
Alcatraz Island
Angel Island
5
Which word describes when workers refuse to work in order to try and force business owners to meet their demands
Wage
Sweat Shop
Strike
Labor Union
6
What is the name of an apartment shared by several families?
Skyscraper
Condominium
Tenement
Melting Pot
7
Why are monopolies bad for the economy?
They don't allow competition
They emply few workers
All of the above
They make the owners too much money
8
Andrew Carnegie is known for which of the following?
Forming a new electric company
Inventing a new method for making steel
Building oil refineries
Building a huge steel empire
9
Which of the following is a good reason why a worker in 1895 made low wages?
Many people were looking for work
Immigrants couldn't speak English
Labor Unions were strong
There were too many jobs available
10
Who was often blamed for poverty, crime, overcrowding, and violence?
Immigrants
Labor Unions
Women
Americans
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What was a common reason for immigrants to come to the United States around 1900?
To fulfill a desire to live in a tenement
To find political and religious freedom
To work on a farm
To live in a bigger city
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Immigrants often lived in communities with other people from their same home country because:
They didn't want to build a new life in the United States
It was illegal for them to live other places
It made adjusting to their life in the U.S. easier
Housing wasn't available in a lot of places
