SW Week 21 Test

Article 1: The Transcontinental Railroad

What was the program that created roads, canals, railroads, and river ports?

• Domestic Agenda
• American System
• National Plan
• Federal Initiative

Article 1:

The Central Pacific Railroad hired people from which place to help build the railroad across the mountains?

• China
• Mexico
• India
• Japan

Article 1:

The completion of the Transcontinental Railroad in 1869 was a symbol of ____________.

• Asian immigration and labor
• Native American resistance
• Union

• European colonization and expansion

Article 2: Effects of the Railroad on American Indians

How did American Indians respond to losing the bison herds?

• They formed alliances with other tribes to fight back
• They sabotaged railroad equipment.

• They migrated to other regions with better resources
• They embraced the new agricultural practices introduced by settlers

Article 3: Business in America

The people available to work to create goods and services are called the _________________.

• workforce
• employee pool
• labor pool
• labor force

Article 3:

Individuals who fund, create, and manage a business are called _________________.

• Investors
• Entrepreneurs
• Managers
• Innovators

Article 4: Scientific Advancement

Who invented the first long-lasting incandescent light bulb?

• Thomas Edison
• Alexander Graham Bell
• Benjamin Franklin
• Nikola Tesla

Article 4:

Who invented the telephone?

• Thomas Edison
• Benjamin Franklin
• Nikola Tesla
• Alexander Graham Bell

Article 5: Why Immigrate?

From 1860 to 1900, the U.S. population increased from 31 million to ________________.

• 62 million
• 45 million
• 76 million
• 84 million

Article 5:

________________ factors are reasons why people immigrate to other countries.

• Push-pull

• Attract
• Drag
• Jump