test 3 quarter 2

Question 1

2 reasons ppl were drawn to cities in america

Answer 1

good transportation and plentiful workers

Question 2

urbanization

Answer 2

growth of cities

Question 3

2 things that were critical to the development of skyscrapers

Answer 3

elevators and steel

Question 4

how many ppl traveled on electric streetcars per year in 1900

Answer 4

5 billion

Question 5

center of immigration for europeans

Answer 5

ellis island

Question 6

center of immigration for asians

Answer 6

angel island

Question 7

melting pot

Answer 7

places where cultures blended together

Question 8

3 things immigrants brought to america to change american culture

Answer 8

languages, food, music

Question 9

plessey v ferguson? what happened? what did the courts decide? why is it important?

Answer 9

african americans resisted segregation: plessey (african) sued the railroad companyarguing that seating segregation violate dthe 14th ammendment. reached the supreme court and they ruled against plessey. they said it didnt violate anythng. resulted in companies and governments allowing fascilities for black ppl to decay

Question 10

where does assimilation start

Answer 10

work

Question 11

what classes were provided for immigrants

Answer 11

citizenship and english classes

Question 12

what did southerners begin to do at the end of reconstruction

Answer 12

restrict black rights

Question 13

where did factory production begin

Answer 13

new england

Question 14

6 factors that encouraged the growth of industry

Answer 14

1 plentiful natural recources
2 growing population
3 improved transportation
4 high immigration
5 new inventions
6 investment capitol

Question 15

how much did the pop increase

Answer 15

14 mil

Question 16

3 improved transportation

Answer 16

steamboats canals railroads

Question 17

backbone of american industry

Answer 17

steel

Question 18

thomas edisons greatest invention

Answer 18

electrical lighting

Question 19

how much did steel output increase by

Answer 19

500 times

Question 20

new process of making steel

Answer 20

bessemer steel process

Question 21

where was edisons lab?

Answer 21

new jersey

Question 22

which railroad company started in CA

Answer 22

central pacific railroad

Question 23

main use of steel

Answer 23

rails for railroads

Question 24

how many patents did edisoin get

Answer 24

1000

Question 25

central pacific workers

Answer 25

chinese

Question 26

where did edison instal the light show thing

Answer 26

NYC

Question 27

what railroad started in NE

Answer 27

union pacific

Question 28

telegraph inventor

Answer 28

samuel morse

Question 29

3 new jobs created by new inventions

Answer 29

sewing machine, typerighters, switchboard open

Question 30

how many light bulbs did edison produce a year

Answer 30

1 mil

Question 31

union pacific workers

Answer 31

irish

Question 32

telephone inventor

Answer 32

alexander graham bell

Question 33

where did the railroads join

Answer 33

promontory, utagh

Question 34

what did bell do before the telephone and where is he from

Answer 34

scottish, he taught deaf ppl

Question 35

gra

Answer 35

gra