1) WHY WERE THERE SO MANY AFRICAN AMERICAN COWBOYS DURING THE TURN OF THE CENTURY? a) OTHER JOBS DID NOT PAY AS WELL b) THEY FOUND FREEDOM IN LEAVING THE WAR TORN SOUTH c) THEY THOUGHT THE HATS WERE AMZING d) THE IMMIGRANTS WANTED THE JOBS 2) IN WHAT STATE WERE BLACK COWBOYS COMMON? a) GEORGIA b) TEXAS c) MISSISSIPI d) NEW YORK 3) AFTER THE CIVIL WAR, BUSINESS PEOPLE WANTED TO SUPPLY THE EAST WITH CATTLE. WHAT WAS THE NAME OF AN IMPORTANT CATTLE TRAIL FOR THAT PURPOSE? a) GREAT WESTERN CATTLE TRAIL b) GREAT EASTERN CATTLE TRAIL c) GOODNIGHT LOVING TRAIL d) GREAT BARRIER TRAIL 4) EVEN THOUGH LIVING CONDITIONS WERE POOR, IMMIGRANTS STILL WANTED TO COME TO AMERICA TO LIVE. WHY? a) THEY WERE LIVING THIS WAY IN OTHER COUNRIES b) THEY WERE PAID TO COME TO AMERICA BY THE GOVERNMENT c) THEY HAD MORE OPPORTUNITIES IN AMERICA d) THEY WERE DEPORTED FROM THEIR COUNTRY 5) DURING THE LATE 1800S, FIVE MILLION HEAD OF CATTLE WERE MOVED ON THE CHISHOLM TRAIL. WHAT DID THIS MOVEMENT BOOST (HELP/IMPROVE)? a) THE ECONOMY OF  KANSAS b) THE END OF THE CIVIL WAR c) THE NORTHERN POPULATION d) THE NUMBER OF IMMIGRANTS IN THE US 6) ORVILLE AND WILBUR WRIGHT WERE THE INVENTORS OF a) THE LIGHTBULB b) THE PHONOGRAPH c) THE AIRPLANE d) NEW FARMING PRACTICES 7) GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER WAS A TEACHER THAT SET UP A MOBILE SCHOOL CALLED A JESUP WAGON. WHAT DID THE JESUP WAGON PRIMARILY TEACH? a) HOW TO CREATE DIFFERENT TYPES OF COTTON b) HOW TO FARM USING IRRIGATION c) PLANT SEEDS IN ROCKY SOIL d) FARM DIFFERENT CROPS LIKE PEANUTS AND SWEET POTATOES WITHOUT HARMING THE SOIL 8) WHICH CROP DID GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER USE TO CREATE PRODUCTS SUCH AS COSMETICS, DYE FOR PAINT, PLASTIC, AND FUEL? a) PEANUTS b) COTTON c) TOBACCO d) SWEET POTATOES 9) WHERE WERE MOST OF THE IMMIGRANTS COMING FROM IN THE EARLY 1900S? a) AFRICA b) EUROPE c) ASIA d) AUSTRALIA 10) WHAT PROVIDED THE NECESSITY FOR ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL'S INVENTION OF THE TELEPHONE? a) A NEED FOR TRANSPORTATION b) A NEED FOR MONEY c) HEARING IMPAIRED AND DEAF PEOPLE d) ALLOWING FACTORIES TO STAY OPEN PAST DARK 11) WHO WAS PRESIDENT OF THE US DURING THE SPANISH AMERICAN WAR? a) WILLIAM MCKINLEY b) ABRAHAM LINCOLN c) THEODORE ROOSEVELT d) AMY RIGDON 12) Thomas Edison patented over 1,000 inventions including the first practical light bulb, the phonograph, and the moving picture camera. What is one way his inventions changed life in America? a) Factories could now stay open and work at night so more goods were produced b) They were the beginning of movies c) They made communication easier d) THEY CREATED NEW FARMING TECHNIQUES 13) WHO LED THE "ROUGH RIDERS" IN BATTLE DURING THE SPANISH AMERICAN WAR AND EMERGED A WAR HERO, LATER BECOMING PRESIDENT OF THE US? a) WILLIAM MCKINLEY b) WOODROW WILSON c) THEODORE ROOSEVELT d) STACY STEPHENS 14) WHICH IS A PROBLEM WORKERS FACED WHEN BUILDING THE PANAMA CANAL? a) MOSQUITOES CARRYING DEADLY DISEASES b) MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF RAINFALL FLOODED OUT THE PROJECT c) WILDLIFE MOVED INTO THE AREA PREVENTING THE CONSTRUCTION d) COULD NOT FIND ENOUGH WORKERS WILLING TO DO THE TOUGH WORK 15) THE SPANISH AMERICAN WAR WAS CAUSED BY THE SINKING OF WHICH BATTLESHIP? a) USS WASHINGTON b) USS MINNOW c) USS ROOSEVELT d) USS MAINE 16) WHO WAS PRESIDENT DURING THE BUILDING OF THE PANAMA CANAL? a) WILLIAM MCKINLEY b) ZYMIERR GLOVER c) THEODORE ROOSEVELT d) WILLIAM MCKINLEY 17) WHERE DID THE WRIGHT BROTHERS MAKE THEIR FIRST FLIGHT? a) SEATTLE, WASHINGTON b) ATLANTA, GEORGIA c) KITTY HAWK, SOUTH CAROLINA d) KITTY HAWK, NORTH CAROLINA 18) WHAT WAS THE PURPOSE OF THE CATTLE TRAILS? a) TO HERD THE CATTLE FROM TEXAS BECAUSE THEY WERE SCARCE, TO GET THEM OUT EAST WHERE THEY HAD A BIG SUPPLY b) TO GET THEM TO NORTHERN CITIES BECAUSE CATTLE WERE SCARCE THERE AND PRICES WERE LOW c) TO GET THEM TO NORTHERN CITIES BECAUSE CATTLE WERE SCARCE THERE AND THE PRICE WAS HIGH d) TO GET THEM TO THE MARKET IN TEXAS BECAUSE THE CATTLE WERE SCARCE IN TEXAS 19) WHAT HAPPENS TO THE PRICE OF AN ITEM IF THERE IS A HUGE "SUPPLY" OF THAT ITEM AND VERY LITTLE "DEMAND" a) THE PRICE WILL BE LOW BECAUSE NO ONE WANTS TO BUY IT b) THE PRICE WILL BE HIGH BECAUSE THE DEMAND IS LOW c) THE PRICE WILL BE LOW BECAUSE OF A SCARCE SUPPLY d) THE PRICE WILL STAY THE SAME BUT THE ITEM WILL NOT SELL AS QUICKLY

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