BB Unit 5 Ch. 1

Use the image to answer the question. What is this statue a symbol of? Select the two correct answers.

• capital

• freedom

• industry

• discovery

• opportunity

Use the image to answer the question. What event is shown in the image?

• creation of a new trade union

• discovery of oil in Pennsylvania

• invention of the first steam engine

• completion of the transcontinental railroad

The U.S. government encouraged the building of railroads during the 1800s. The building of railroads had both good and bad effects. One good effect of the railroads during the 1800s was that they ________.

• connected the United States and Europe

• connected the East and West Coasts of the United States

• connected North and South America

• connected Europe and Australia

One bad effect of the railroads was that they ________.

• hurt the environment

• made goods more expensive

• increased travel times

• made trade more difficult

Which feature most likely created a challenge for the builders of the transcontinental railroad?

• the Great Lakes

• the Columbia River

• the Rocky Mountains

• the Appalachian Mountains

Use the image to answer the question. Who made the invention shown in the image?

• Henry Ford

• Thomas Edison

• Alexander Graham Bell

• George Washington Carver

Why were factories like this one important during the Second Industrial Revolution?

• They produced textiles used for clothing.

• They produced oil used for heating homes.

• They made steel used for buildings and railroads.

• They made lumber used for making ships and schools.

What hope did Emma Lazarus's poem "The New Colossus" express for new arrivals to the United States?

• that immigrants would be welcomed and make a positive impact

• that immigrants would encourage people to stay in Europe

• that immigrants would help the United States industrialize

• that immigrants would be able to find work in the countryside

Why did workers form unions?

• to stop urbanization

• to improve their pay

• to guarantee lower prices

• to honor American workers

• to ensure factories would become safer

How did monopolies hurt customers?

• They set high prices.

• They offered few services.

• They held strikes and boycotts.

• They replaced small workshops.