Which of the following was NOT an effect of the search for gold in the West?

Gold rushes left the East deserted with ghost towns

Steel plows were especially important to Great Plains farmers because

the sod was extremely thick on the Great Plains

What do the electric street car and the "horseless carriage" have in common?

They changed transportation at the turn of the 20th century

What did Ellis Island and Angel Island share in common?

Immigration stations for immigration arriving in the country

Which of the following describes the typical week of a steelworker at Carnegie's Homestead

seven days a week, twelve hours a day

The arrival of railroads in Texas helped end the cattle drives because

it's unnecessary to drive cattle to distant railroad centers

Which of the following best describes the main goals of labor unions?

to get higher pay, and shorter working hours, and safer

Which of the following did Thomas Edison create?

a light bulb with a carbon filament

The Battle of Little Bighorn convinced the United States that

it should take stronger action against Native Americans

George Westinghouse is known for

developing a new technology for delivering electricity

Which best describes a challenge facing homesteaders on the Great Plains?

They had to bust through sod before planting crops

Which of the following describes a challenge faced by the Union Pacific railroad?

It faced conflict with Native Americans

Which of the following is a result of the rise of big business in the late 1800s/early 1900s?

US became the world's biggest producer of manufactured goods

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1
Which of the following was NOT an effect of the search for gold in the West?
Dreams of finding gold attracted thousands of settlers
Growing towns offered opportunities for entrepreneurs
Supply stations for miners grew into important cities.
Gold rushes left the East deserted with ghost towns
2
Steel plows were especially important to Great Plains farmers because
the sod was extremely thick on the Great Plains
there was a shortage of iron
steel plows were less costly than iron ones
there was a shortage of farm animals to pull plows
3
Which one of the following is NOT a reason why immigrants came to the US in the late 1800's?
to escape poverty
they faced a lack of religious freedoms at home
they had many rights at home
to escape hunger
4
What do the electric street car and the "horseless carriage" have in common?
They were both outlawed at one time
They changed transportation at the turn of the 20th century
They were outdated by the early 1900s
They were invented by Thomas Edison
5
What did Ellis Island and Angel Island share in common?
Both were located on the West Coast
Immigration stations for immigration arriving in the country
Both were located on the East Coast
held immigrants until they could prove they had relatives
6
Which of the following describes the typical week of a steelworker at Carnegie's Homestead
seven days a week, twelve hours a day
seven days a week, four hours a day
five days a week, ten hour days
five days a week, eight hour days
7
The arrival of railroads in Texas helped end the cattle drives because
easterners could come to Texas to buy meat
the railroads blocked key cattle trails
buffalo replaced cattle as a major meat source
it's unnecessary to drive cattle to distant railroad centers
8
Which of the following best describes the main goals of labor unions?
to pass child labor laws
to hire new workers and start new holidays
to organize strikes and find new jobs
to get higher pay, and shorter working hours, and safer
9
Which of the following did Thomas Edison create?
a light bulb with a carbon filament
the automobile
the typewriter
the radio
10
The Battle of Little Bighorn convinced the United States that
it should take stronger action against Native Americans
it would not be able to defeat certain Native Americans
it would not be resolved until NA could return homeland
moving Native Americans groups to reservations was not good
11
George Westinghouse is known for
his monopoly of the oil industry
building a steel empire
developing a new technology for delivering electricity
controlling the banking industry
12
Which best describes a challenge facing homesteaders on the Great Plains?
They had to bust through sod before planting crops
Land on the Great Plains was dry but very fertile.
They had to pay about $10 for 160 acres of land.
They had to pass through miles of barbed wire
13
Which of the following describes a challenge faced by the Union Pacific railroad?
It faced conflict with Native Americans
It faced conflict with Chinese immigrants
The government did not support a transcontinental railroad
It had to build through the Sierra Nevada
14
Which of the following could deliver mail from Missouri to California in just 10 days?
the telegraph
the Pony Express
the stagecoach
the "horseless carriage"
15
Which of the following is a result of the rise of big business in the late 1800s/early 1900s?
Many United States cities became ghost towns
Many people moved from cities to rural areas
More people left the US to live in other countries
US became the world's biggest producer of manufactured goods

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