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Social Studies Study Guide: Chapters 5 and 6
Newcomers Settle and Coming to America
Study this study guide along with the vocabulary words for the test on chapter 5 and 6 which will be given this Friday, March 30th .
goods- things people buy or sell
service- work that one person does for another
entrepreneur- a person that takes a risk, or a chance, and starts a business
profit- the money a business earns after paying all its costs; goods are sold to make profits
transportation- the way people and things are carried from one place to another
steam engine- a machine that turns steam into power; made traveling by water faster
railroad- a track with two steel rails on which trains move; linked the East and West coasts to make travel across the country easier
telegraph- a machine that sends signals by electricity; sends messages between cities
diversity- means variety; the people in the United States come from diverse backgrounds
slavery- a system under which people have no freedom and are forced into
immigrant- someone who leaves one country and moves to another; Vladimir Zworykin was a Russian American immigrant who invented the television
1. What two rivers meet in St. Louis? How did they help St. Louis to grow?
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2. How did the railroad change transportation?
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3. How did entrepreneurs help St. Louis’s economy boost?
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4. Why did many immigrants leave their home countries to move to a new country?
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5. Why was life hard for some immigrants?
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6. Who invented the telegraph? ______________________________________
7. In what ways did the telegraph improve people’s lives across the country?
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8. Would you categorize the Pony Express under transportation or communication? Why?
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9. Name two things that immigrants contributed to the United States.
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10. Where is Ellis Island? What famous landmark is on Ellis Island?
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11. In what ways were the experiences of the immigrants on the East and West coasts alike? (Include two ways)
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