Question

u.s. history initial assessment

1. what were the tenements that many immigrants lived in?

large, well - built mansions.
crowded, poorly built apartment buildings.
sturdy brick houses.
skyscraper apartments.

1. inventions like the cotton gin led to the

industrial revolution
civil war
manifest destiny

1. eli whitney invented a machine called the

cotton boil.
telegraph.
cotton gin.
telephone.

1. what invention is attributed to alexander graham bell?

light bulb
electricity
television
telephone

1. how did labor unions make their employers consider their demands for improvement?

they had a party to celebrate.
they didnt make any demands for improvement.
they had a friendly chat with the employers.
they had a strike - workers refused to work.

1. what is a labor union?

a group of people who work together and are on a golf team together.
a group of workers who want to work more hours.
a workers group than helps run a company.
a workers group that fights for better working conditions and pay.

1. what were living conditions like in a mining camp?

clean and organized
harsh and unsanitary
nice and neat
great

1. during the time of prohibition, what was a \speakeasy\?

a safe place to go for dinner.
a bar that sold illegal alcohol.
a place for people who had lost their voices.
a library where you could only talk quietly.

Explanation:

• Question 25: Tenements were crowded, poorly - built apartment buildings where many immigrants lived in the past.
• Question 26: The cotton gin contributed to the growth of the cotton - based economy which was a factor leading to the Civil War.
• Question 27: Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin.
• Question 28: Alexander Graham Bell is credited with inventing the telephone.
• Question 29: Labor unions used strikes (workers refusing to work) to make employers consider their demands.
• Question 30: A labor union is a workers' group that fights for better working conditions and pay.
• Question 31: Mining camps had harsh and unsanitary living conditions.
• Question 32: During Prohibition, a speakeasy was a bar that sold illegal alcohol.

Answer:

1. Crowded, poorly built apartment buildings.
2. Civil War
3. cotton gin
4. telephone
5. They had a strike - workers refused to work.
6. A workers' group that fights for better working conditions and pay.
7. Harsh and unsanitary
8. A bar that sold illegal alcohol.