Have an account?
Skip to Content
Build your own quiz
20 questions
Show Answers
See Preview
- 1. Multiple Choice
Who were the Black Cowboys?
Freed slaves that joined cattle drives from Texas to the Great Plains.
Freed slaves that helped build the railroads.
Freed slaves that cleared the cattle trails.
Freed slaves that worked on plantations after the Civil War.
- 2. Multiple Choice
I'm a cattle rancher from San Antonio. If I can sell my cattle for a much better price in Chicago, I'm going to move my cattle on the cattle trails to sell them there. This is an example of a
Specialization
Voluntary Exchange
Price incentive
Trade
- 3. Multiple Choice
Where did the first powered, sustained flight take place?
Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
Kitty Hawk, North Carolina
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Montgomery, Alabama
- 4. Multiple Choice
Why were trails such as the Great Western Cattle Trail important to developing the United States?
The trails helped ranchers get their cattle to railroads so cattle could be shipped all over the country.
The trails helped people move goods from place to place easier.
The trails helped people move their families to new locations easier.
The trails helped factory owners be able to ship their goods all over the country.
- 5. Multiple Choice
The Panama Canal increased trade between the United States and other countries. This is an example of
Opportunity cost
Price incentive
Specialization
Voluntary exchange
- 6. Multiple Choice
The Panama canal allowed the United States to
increase trade.
take over Panama.
stop interacting with other countries.
become less safe.
- 7. Multiple Choice
Which territories did President William McKinley gain possession of?
Hawaii and Alaska
The Philippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico
the Bahamas and Cuba
Texas, Arizona, and New Mexico
- 8. Multiple Choice
Which person influenced the agricultural industry the most?
Alexander Graham Bell
The Wright Brothers
Thomas Edison
George Washington Carver
- 9. Multiple Choice
What did NOT have a large influence on Chicago's industrial growth in the late 1800s?
man-made canals
the radio
railroads
natural resources
- 10. Multiple Choice
Which person(s) helped improve communication?
Thomas Edison
Alexander Graham Bell
The Wright Brothers
George Washington Carver
- 11. Multiple Choice
The United States took over the construction of the Panama Canal to
help the people from Panama.
have a better connection to South America.
improve trade between the Atlantic and Pacific coasts.
take over Panama.
- 12. Multiple Choice
The growth of the Chisholm Trail helped which of these to develop
the Chicago beef industry
the Houston beef industry
the Idaho ranching industry
the Oregon ranching industry
- 13. Multiple Choice
How did the Panama Canal make the United States more powerful?
It would prevent the United States from being invaded.
It would make it more difficult for the US Navy to move around.
It allowed the US Navy to quickly travel between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
The US would keep weapons there to defend against the Panamanian people.
- 14. Multiple Choice
The Spanish-American War was started because of the United States' involvement in
Cuba
Guam
Mexico
Panama
- 15. Multiple Choice
When the immigrants moved to the United States, they found all of these except
Better living conditions
Political freedom
Religious freedom
Economic opportunities
- 16. Multiple Choice
Which of the following are responsibilities of being a United States citizen?
Voting and Paying taxes
Having a car and drivers license
Running for political office
Having a job and owning a cell phone
- 17. Multiple Choice
After many immigrants moved to the United States, they moved to big cities. Because there were so many workers
consumers paid higher prices for goods.
producers had cheaper labor.
producers had more expensive labor.
consumers didn't have many goods to choose from.
- 18. Multiple Choice
Steve gives Joe 5 dollars and hour to mow his grass. This is an example of
price incentive
specialization
opportunity cost
voluntary exchange
- 19. Multiple Choice
Chinese immigrants mostly settled in the _________ to work on the railroads.
East
West
North
South
- 20. Multiple Choice
European settlers mostly settled in the _______ to work in factories in large cities.
North
South
East
West
- Answer choicesTagsAnswer choicesTags