Unit 3 Bigger Better Faster

Which statement about cattle trails during the late nineteenth century is correct?

• Cattle trails created many agricultural jobs for immigrants in major cities along the eastern coast of the country.

• Cattle trails increased costs for ranchers significantly and forced many to migrate north in search of factory work.

• Cattle trails enabled people in all regions of the country to raise livestock and led to decreased trade between states.

• Cattle trails helped Western cities grow by allowing ranchers to transport livestock to railroads to ship nationwide.

Immigrants who came into the Untied States through Angel Island found most of their work where?

• In factories

• The building of the Transcontinental Railroad

• On farms

• As cattle drivers

Why did Texans build cattle trails

• because cattle imported from other states were very expensive

• because there was a high demand for beef in northeastern markets

• because many parts of Texas lacked access to adequate food

• because they wanted to improve trade between Texas and Mexico

Why did people immigrate to the United States during this period, and how did immigration affect the country?

• Economic opportunities in factories led immigrants to settle in the North, resulting in the overpopulation of cities.

• Economic opportunities in factories led immigrants to settle in the South, resulting in the overpopulation of cities.

• The availability of land led immigrants to settle in the North to farm and ranch, leading to the growth of rural communities.

• The availability of land led immigrants to settle in the South to farm and ranch, leading to the growth of rural communities.

Thomas Edison

• crop science

• aviation

• electricity

George Washington Carver

• crop science

• telephone

• aviation

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

Under President Theodore Roosevelt, the United States increased its reach in the Pacific Ocean by

• gaining new islands.

• building a canal.

• defeating large enemies.

• establishing new colonies.

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.

• he 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.

Which immigrant group settled in the northeast of the United States, particularly New York, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Illinois, in the late 1800s and early 1900s?

• West African immigrants

• South American immigrants

• Southeast Asian immigrants

• Eastern European immigrants