Unit 7 Social Studies 3 Review

How have communities changed since the start of the United States?

• There are more of them. Many communities are larger.

• It takes longer to get people from one to another. They are bigger.

• They have more people. There is more space in them.

• They have taller buildings. There are fewer of them.

People immigrate to...

• visit a new exciting place.

• find more opportunities somewhere else.

• to live in a different part of the country.

• to find temporary work.

A new way to travel during Westward Expansion was...

• A wagon train which travels as a group together for safety.

• A turnpike which is a road that goes directly from one place to another.

• A car which is a self-powered wagon that goes MUCH faster than a horse.

• A canal which is a passage to get a ship from one body of water to another.

Canals and railroads both made travel faster during

How did the telegraph improve communication?

• It allowed people to learn what was going on in other areas.

• It allowed anyone to write and send a letter to anyone else.

• It made it easier to talk to someone miles away in real time.

• It made it possible to send information over long distances quickly.

Look back at the table or line graph you made. Which best describes the student population of The Ohio State University?

• The student population went up and down an equal number of years.

• The student population went up most years, but it went down in 1960 and 2000.

• The student population went down every year.

• The student population went up every year.

The first light bulb changed people's lives. Having reliable light after the sun went down meant families and groups could do things together after

The discovery of penicillin was important because it allowed doctors to make