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- 1. Multiple Choice
Over time, Thomas Edison's inventions made which form of entertainment less popular in American society
movies
music
sports
theatre
- 2. Multiple Choice
The start of the Spanish-American War was, in part, a result of the United States' involvement in
Cuba
Panama
Mexico
Guam
- 3. Multiple Choice
The Great Western Cattle Trail had an important role in moving goods in which direction?
from Oregon toward the Midwest
from Texas toward the Northeast
from California toward the Atlantic coast
from Oklahoma toward the Pacific coast
- 4. Multiple Choice
Use the excerpt to answer the following question.
On October 9, 1876, [the inventor] and Thomas A. Watson talked by telephone to each other over a two-mile wire stretched between Cambridge and Boston. It was the first wire conversation ever held. Yesterday afternoon the same two men talked by telephone to each other over a 3,400-mile wire between New York and San Francisco. . . . They heard each other much more distinctly than they did in their first talk thirty-eight years ago.— The New York Times, "Phone to Pacific from Atlantic", 1915
Which inventor made the historic phone call referenced in The New York Times?
Thomas Edison
Samuel Morse
Alexander Graham Bell
John Moses Browning
- 5. Multiple Choice
What was the MAIN purpose of many nineteenth-century cattle trails such as the Chisholm Trail?
to help settlers farm new lands
to provide food to eastern cities
to clear wildlife from crowded areas
to supply western ranches with livestock
- 6. Multiple Choice
Why did the United States take over construction of the Panama Canal?
to help stabilize the Panamanian economy
to improve diplomatic relations with Colombia
to drain the region's swamps so it could be developed
to improve trade between the Atlantic and Pacific coasts
- 7. Multiple Choice
Which two American inventors are credited with creating the first successful airplane in the world?
Orville Wright and Wilbur Wright
Nikola Tesla and Thomas Edison
Alexander Graham Bell and Henry Ford
George Washington Carver and Levi Strauss
- 8. Multiple Choice
What is the significance of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, to the aviation industry
The world's first commercial airline flight launched from Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, in 1914.
Frank Whittle, inventor of the airplane jet engine, was born in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, in 1907.
The world's first powered, sustained flight was performed by the Wright brothers in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, in 1903.
Charles A. Lindbergh completed the first solo, nonstop transatlantic flight when he landed in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, in 1927.
- 9. Multiple Choice
Under President Theodore Roosevelt, the United States increased its reach in the Pacific Ocean by
building the Panama Canal.
gaining new islands.
defeating large enemies.
establishing new colonies.
- 10. Multiple Choice
What location does roman numeral III represent
Atlanta, Georgia
Ellis Island, New York
Angel Island, California
Kitty Hawk, North Carolina
- 11. Multiple Choice
Which factor did NOT contribute to the industrial growth in the United States at the turn of the twentieth century?
rapid population growth
high levels of immigration
the use of indentured servants
rural to urban migration
- 12. Multiple Choice
Between the end of the Civil War and 1900, the Great Plains became a major center for
mining.
industry.
tourism.
agriculture.
- 13. Multiple Choice
Which THREE events caused people to move into cities during the early 1900s?
Farm work became industrialized.
The government raised taxes on agriculture.
There was steady employment in factories.
Transportation became cheaper and easier.
American farmers could not compete with imports.
- 14. Multiple Choice
To whom in the American West did the term "cowboy" originally refer?
men who raised cattle on plantations in the American South
men who sold cattle to merchants at ports along the Texas coast
men who sailed cattle up the Mississippi to communities in the north
men who drove cattle from Texas to Kansas along the Chisholm Trail
- 15. Multiple Choice
Why did the United States go to war with Spain during the presidency of William McKinley?
to establish dominance over the Western Hemisphere
to end Spain's domination of the trans-Atlantic slave trade
to help Mexico gain its independence from Spain
to prevent the spread of communist beliefs
- 16. Multiple Choice
Read the excerpt from President Calvin Coolidge's 1927 speech discussing the accomplishments of President Theodore Roosevelt. Then answer the question that follows.
That the principles for which [Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, and Thomas Jefferson] stood might be still more firmly established destiny raised up Theodore Roosevelt. To political freedom he strove to add economic freedom. By [ ? ] he brought into closer relationship the east and the west and realized the vision that inspired Columbus in his search for a new passage to the Orient.
Based on your knowledge of Roosevelt's accomplishments, which of the following completes the excerpt?
declaring war on Spain
building the Panama Canal
supporting the Allies in World War I
increasing the strength of the military
- 17. Multiple Choice
Under President William McKinley, the United States gained large territories that had been controlled by
Spain.
France.
Mexico
Colombia
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