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Bigger, Better, Faster: The Turn of the Century
Unit Test
Part 1: Matching – Write the correct letter next to the word it describes.
_____ 1. Cattle drive
_____ 2. Longhorn cattle
_____ 3. Vaqueros
_____ 4. Black Cowboys of Texas
_____ 5. immigrate
_____ 6. emigrate
A. a tough and strong breed of cattle who live on
the Texas plains and can survive on just grass
B. Mexican cowboys who taught Americans their
skills for herding cattle on horseback.
C. a long journey taken by cowboys to herd, or drive,
cattle from ranches in TX north on trails leading
to the railroads
D. former slaves who became cowboys in Texas
because people discriminated less against them
E. to leave or exit one country to settle in another
F. to come in to a country of which one is not a
native, usually to live permanently
Part 2: Multiple Choice -- Circle the BEST answer for each item.
1. What was the purpose or reason for having cattle drives?
a. Cowboys were learning the skills of the vaqueros and wanted to practice them by traveling
long distances with their cattle.
b. Cattle just wanted to take a trip and see new places outside of Texas.
c. Cowboys wanted to sell their cattle in the North and East for more money so they had to
drive the cattle to the nearest railroads to ship them.
d. Cowboys were bored and needed something else to do with their time.
2. How much could a cowboy sell a steer for in Texas in the late 1800’s?
a. $40
b. $15
c. $100
d. $5
3. How much could a cowboy sell a steer for in the Northern or Eastern United States?
a. $40
b. $15
c. $100
d. $5
4. What was the most difficult part of a cattle drive?
a. Controlling, or herding, the cattle, especially during a stampede
b. Surviving the heat
c. being lonely
d. missing home
5. Why did the cattle drives end in the late 1800s?
a. Cowboys got lazy and no longer wanted to work hard.
b. All of the cattle died.
c. Railroads were eventually built south into Texas, so there was no need to drive the cattle
north.
d. People no longer wanted to purchase cattle.
6. The Treaty of 1868 promised the Lakota Indians that the land of the Black Hills belonged to them.
What event led the whites to break this treaty?
a. The Lakota Indians offered to sell their land.
b. Gold was discovered in the Black Hills.
c. The Lakota Indians wanted to move to Alaska.
d. The whites just decided to break the treaty for no reason.
7. What was the result of the Battle of Little Bighorn?
a. The Native Americans defeated General Custer and his men, and they still live in the
Black Hills today.
b. The Native Americans defeated General Custer and his men, but it would be their last
major victory on the Plains.
c. General Custer and his men defeated the Native Americans.
d. There was a tie between General Custer’s men and the Native Americans.
8. What happened to the Native Americans of the Plains after years of losing battles?
a. They bought back all of their land.
b. They were forced to move to reservations.
c. They were forced to work on the railroads.
d. They all died.
9. By 1920, about _______________________ people in the United States were immigrants.
a. 1 out of every 100
b. 1 out of every 50
c. 1 out of every 10
d. 1 out of every 4
10. During the early 1900s, most immigrants were from which areas?
a. Mexico and South America
b. Africa and Canada
c. Southern and eastern Europe and parts of Asia
d. Australia and Antarctica
11. Immigrants from European countries, such as Ireland, Poland, and Italy, arrived in the United
States and were examined at which of the following locations?
a. Ellis Island in New York City, NY
b. Angel Island in San Francisco, CA
c. Bremen, GA
d. West Palm Beach, FL
12. Immigrants from Asian countries, such as China and Japan, arrived in the United States and were
examined at which of the following locations?
a. Ellis Island in New York City, NY
b. Angel Island in San Francisco, CA
c. Bremen, GA
d. West Palm Beach, FL
13. Why did most Europeans head for cities in the Northeastern United States?
a. They preferred the cold weather.
b. There were more jobs there.
c. They wanted to live closer to Canada.
d. They were forced to go there.
14. What happened to the USS Maine battleship on February 15, 1898?
a. It hit an iceberg and sank.
b. An explosion caused it to sink.
c. A great wind caused it to capsize.
d. It disappeared in the Bermuda Triangle.
15. Who did the newspapers say was responsible for what happened to the USS Maine?
a. Native Americans
b. Sharks
c. Spain
d. Mexico
16. What were the terms of the treaty that ended the Spanish-American War?
a. Cuba gained independence from Spain.
b. The United States gained Puerto Rico, the Philippines, and Guam.
c. All of the above
d. None of the above
17. Why was William Gorgas important to the building of the Panama Canal?
a. He dug the entire canal by himself.
b. He paid for the land.
c. He developed a way to DECREASE the population of disease-carrying mosquitoes by pouring
oil over puddles of standing water.
d. He developed a way to INCREASE the population of disease-carrying mosquitoes by pouring
oil over puddles of standing water.
18. How long did it take to finish the Panama Canal?
a. 70 years
b. 7 years
c. 7 months
c. 3 months
19. Which major oceans does the Panama Canal join?
a. Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
b. Arctic and Atlantic Oceans
c. Indian and Pacific Oceans
d. Indian and Atlantic Oceans
20. Who became president after William McKinley was assassinated and worked with other
reformers to help the United States enter the 20th century as a world power?
a. William Gorgas
b. George W. Bush
c. Theodore Roosevelt
d. Thomas Jefferson
21. Who invented the telephone in 1876?
a. Alexander Graham Bell
b. Thomas Edison
c. George Washington Carver
d. The Wright Brothers
22. Who
a.
b.
c.
d.
invented the electric light bulb in 1879?
Alexander Graham Bell
Thomas Edison
George Washington Carver
The Wright Brothers
23. Who showed southern farmers how to alternate growing peanuts and cotton and developed over
300 different peanut products?
a. Alexander Graham Bell
b. Thomas Edison
c. George Washington Carver
d. The Wright Brothers
24. Who
a.
b.
c.
d.
is given the credit for the first flight in 1903?
Alexander Graham Bell
Thomas Edison
George Washington Carver
The Wright Brothers
Part 3: Short Answer – Choose THREE of the following questions to answer. Be sure to write
your answers in COMPLETE SENTENCES!
During the late 1800’s, why could a cowboy could sell one steer for $40 in the Northern or Eastern parts
of the United States, but he could only sell one steer for $5 in Texas.
Share at least three reasons why people emigrated from Europe and/or Asia in the early 1900’s.
Describe the living conditions for many immigrants once they arrived in the United States.
Why was the Spanish-American War an important victory for the United States?
What challenges did the United States face during the building of the Panama Canal?