Mid Unit Review

Thomas Edison's interest in which of the following led him to the discoveries for which he is known?

• developing a way to mass produce goods

• bringing electric lights into American homes

• allowing humans to fly

• studying the universe

The start of the Spanish-American War was, in part, a result of the United States' involvement in

• Cuba

• Guam

• Mexico

• Panama

Alexander Graham Bell helped improve what aspect of American life?

• agricultural production

• communication

• industrial production

• transportation

The city represented by the letter Z on the map was a major center of ranching in the United States in the late nineteenth century. Which city does Z represent?

• San Antonio, Texas

• Fort Worth, Texas

• Amarillo, Texas

• Dallas, Texas

Which industry benefited the MOST from the work of George Washington Carver?

• the entertainment industry

• the railroad industry

• the airline industry

• the agricultural industry

Based on the map, which natural resource was abundant in the southern United States at the beginning of the twentieth century?

• oil

• gold

• timber

• iron ore

George Washington Carver's research helped many farmers by

• protecting their crops from pests.

• creating new ways for them to sell their crops.

• providing easier ways to harvest crops.

• helping them to grow different kinds of crops.

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Which two American inventors are credited with creating the first successful airplane in the world?

• A. Orville Wright and Wilbur Wright

• B. Nikola Tesla and Thomas Edison

• C. Alexander Graham Bell and Henry Ford

• D. George Washington Carver and Levi Strauss

How did the Chisholm and Great Western Cattle Trails affect ranchers in Texas?

• The trails decreased the rancher’s profits by charging high prices for access to the trails and the markets they served.

• The trails decreased the ranchers’ profits by bringing cattle to the state from distant markets and increasing competition.

• The trails increased the ranchers’ profits by helping them transport cattle to distant markets willing to pay high prices.

• The trails increased the rancher’s profits by attracting meat processing companies that paid high prices to the state.

The "Black Cowboys" of nineteenth-century Texas are MOST associated with

• clearing and developing the Chisholm Trail for cattle.

• cattle drives from Texas and across the Great Plains.

• the founding of trading posts along the US-Mexican border.

• the relocation of American Indians in the American Southwest.