History Quiz 1 Review

Thomas Edison invented the...

• Lightbulb

• Airplane

• Typewriter

• Telephone

Orville and Wilbur Wright invented the...

• Lightbulb

• Airplane

• Typewriter

• Telephone

Alexander Graham Bell invented the...

• Lightbulb

• Airplane

• Typewriter

• Telephone

What happened on May 10, 1869 in Promontory Summit, Utah?

• Cornelius Vanderbilt opened the largest railroad in the nation

• A horrible train accident resulted in many Americans questioning rail safety

• Chinese rail workers held a workers strike over low wages

• The Transcontinental Railroad was completed

Which term below is not usually used to describe a robber baron?

• entrepreneurial

• greedy

• ruthless

• anti-competition

About how many total people came through Ellis Island?

• 9 million

• 10 million

• 12 million

• 20 million

Where were newly arrived Chinese immigrants to San Francisco processed?

• Rikers Island

• Alcatraz Island

• Angel Island

• Ellis Island

A 1776 copy of the Declaration of Independence.

• Primary Source

• Secondary Source

A 2020 YouTube video explaining the significance of the Homestead Act.

• Primary Source

• Secondary Source

A Ken Burns documentary on the building of the transcontinental railroad.

• Primary Source

• Secondary Source