1. What was the population of California in 1900?   California Standard 4.1.5 Use maps, charts, and pictures to describe how communities in California vary in land use, vegetation, wildlife, climate, population density, architecture, services, and transportation.

California population data table

a. about 1,000,000
b. about 1,500,000
c. about 2,000,000
d. about 2,500,000

2. What happened to the population of California between 1880 and 1930?   California Standard 4.1.5 Use maps, charts, and pictures to describe how communities in California vary in land use, vegetation, wildlife, climate, population density, architecture, services, and transportation.

California population data table

a. It increased.
b. It first increased and then decreased.
c. It decreased.
d. It stayed the same.

3. In which ten-year period did California's population increase the most?    California Standard 4.1.5 Use maps, charts, and pictures to describe how communities in California vary in land use, vegetation, wildlife, climate, population density, architecture, services, and transportation.

California population data table

a. from 1890 to 1900
b. from 1900 to 1910
c. from 1910 to 1920
d. from 1920 to 1930

4. When was this article written?   California Standard 4.4.1 Understand the story and lasting influence of the Pony Express, Overland Mail Service, Western Union, and the building of the transcontinental railroad, including the contributions of Chinese workers to its construction.

Newspaper article

a. today
b. April 28, 1869
c. April 18 1980
d. April 28, 1899

5. What is the article's headline?   California Standard 4.4.1 Understand the story and lasting influence of the Pony Express, Overland Mail Service, Western Union, and the building of the transcontinental railroad, including the contributions of Chinese workers to its construction.

Newspaper article

a. Evening Bulletin
b. San Francisco
c. The scene is a most animated one.
d. Central Pacific Railroad

6. Which of the following methods of communication is the fastest?   California Standard 4.4.1 Understand the story and lasting influence of the Pony Express, Overland Mail Service, Western Union, and the building of the transcontinental railroad, including the contributions of Chinese workers to its construction.

a. Overland Mail Service
b. telegraph
c. Pony Express
d. walking

7. What is the name for the place where the Central Pacific and Union Pacific Railroads met?   California Standard 4.4.1 Understand the story and lasting influence of the Pony Express, Overland Mail Service, Western Union, and the building of the transcontinental railroad, including the contributions of Chinese workers to its construction.

a. Omaha
b. Sacramento
c. Sutter's Fort
d. Promontory Summit

8. What did the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 prevent Chinese workers from doing?   California Standard 4.4.3 Discuss immigration and migration to California between 1850 and 1900, including the diverse composition of those who came; the countries of origin and their relative locations; and conflicts and accords [MORE]

a. building railbeds
b. attending public school
c. coming to the United States for ten years
d. becoming citizens

9. How did the steam-powered combine improve farming?   California Standard 4.4.6 Describe the development and locations of new industries since the turn of the century, such as the aerospace industry, electronics industry, large-scale commercial agriculture and irrigation projects, the oil and [MORE]

a. It prevented flooding.
b. It could cut and bind wheat at the same time.
c. It made it easier to pull farm machinery.
d. It prevented soil erosion.

10. What do we call a change to the state constitution?   California Standard 4.5.4 Explain the structures and functions of state governments, including the roles and responsibilities of their elected officials.

a. amendment
b. initiative
c. referendum
d. reform