Which technological innovation most directly enabled the construction of skyscrapers throughout U.S. cities in the late nineteenth century?
100
checks and balances
To prevent one branch from becoming supreme
100
Eli Whitney
Who invented the Cotton Gin?
100
French and Indian War
the French Colonies vs. Great Britain
200
1,4,3,2
1. Gilded Age 3. The Great Depression
2. Cold War 4. Roaring Twenties
Which of the following lists the historical eras shown above in the correct chronological order?
200
Subsistence agriculture
*Small tracts of land
*Family-based workforce
*Crops mainly grown for personal consumption
What type of economy is described by the information above?
200
citizenship and voting rights
After the Civil War, many states passed Jim Crow laws intended to counteract constitutional amendments that granted former slaves —
200
Railroads
* Travel time reduced
* Western migration encouraged
*Open range closed
* Native Americans forced off their land
Which technological advance from the nineteenth century resulted in all the effects listed above?
200
American Revolution
English Colonists vs. Great Britain
300
the scopes trial
What is clarence darrow, william jennings bryan, Science Darwinism, Biblical literalism?
300
Fewer assembly-line jobs for workers
Which of the following is a primary result of twentieth-century technological innovations such as computers and robots?
300
U.S. Bill of Rights
What is freedom of religion, powers reserved to the states, and right to speedy trial by jury
300
Elias Howe
Who invented the sewing machine?
300
U.S. Civil War
Union vs. Confederacy
400
were labeled a threat to U.S. security
Japanese Americans were held in internment camps during World War II because they —
400
Social Security Administration
Which New Deal agency established a pension program that contributes to the income of retired workers?
400
Unalienable Rights
What is Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness?
400
Alexander Graham Bell
who invented the telephone?
400
World War I
What was a military conflict that lasted from 1914 to 1918?
500
North Korea wanted to unify the peninsula under a communist regime
Which of the following was a cause of the Korean War?
500
Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Southern Christian Leadership Conference
The Civil Rights movement’s strategy of nonviolent resistance was most widely advocated throughout the 1960s by —
500
the growth of colonial representative government
* Mayflower Compact written
*Virginia House of Burgesses formed
*New England town meetings held
The events listed in the box above all contributed to
500
James Watt
Who invented the steam engine?
500
the cold war
What was the continuing state of political conflict military tension, and economic competition?