Topics: Settlement of the West, Industrialization, and Labor Unions
Date Scheduled - Thursday, April 3, 2003
Textbook Chapters 19 & 20
Overview: This quiz will cover the work we have done over the last two weeks. Be sure to review the the text and the packet materials on the last two topics. The data sheets will be very important! The people and terms from those sheets may appear on the quiz!
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10 multiple choice
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10 matching items
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2 “challenge questions”
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Identify three groups of people who helped to settle the West.
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Why did these and other people move West?
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What impact did the Transcontinental Railroad on America and the West?
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What was the policy of the Federal Government toward the Native Americans in the 19th century?
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What technology helped farmers settle the West?
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Why did Wounded Knee take place?
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What problem did farmers face in the West?
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How did farmers try to solve these problems?
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What are the factors of production?
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Can you give examples of how American businessmen got these factors in the late 1800’s?
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Make a list of five important businessmen who helped Big Business grow. For each of them, tell what type of business they were in.
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Identify ten inventions that were important to Americans during this time period. For each tell who invented it and why it was important!
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Why did Labor Unions start?
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What were three important labor unions for this time period? How were they the same? How were they different?
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What were the results of the Rise of Industrialization on the United States and the American People?