Cattle Trails
Inventors
Immigration
Spanish American War
Panama Canal
100
What is a path used to move cattle north?
Cattle Trails
100
Which invention resulted in people staying awake longer into the night and businesses being able to stay open later?
The Electric Lightbulb (Bonus points: Who invented it?)
100
What is the difference between immigration and emigration?
Immigration is when people enter into a new country. Emmigration is when epople leave their home country for a new country.
100
Which Spanish colony in the Carribbean wanted independence from Spain thus leading to the Spanish American War?
(Hint: It's REALLY close to Florida!)
Cuba
100
What is labeled on the map? 
Panama Canal
200
What was the purpose of the cattle trails?
To move cattle from one area to another in order to meet the demand for beef in the East.
200
Which inventor made an impact on American life through agriculture including using crop rotation to help put nutrients back into the soil?
George Washington Carver
200
What are 3 examples of pull factors?
- hope for better opportunities
-freedom
-protected rights
-more job opportunities
-rapid growth of industry
-more money
-safety
-lower risk for natural disasters
-fertile land
-tolerance
200
What is yellow journalism?
Sensationalist news: news that exaggerates a story to shock it's readers
200
What was the effect of the Panama canal?
Trade could happen a lot quicker allowing the U.S. access to world trade.
(Also- The U.S. Navy could defend it's interests all over the world.)
300
This group of 9,000 skilled cowboys, who were former slaves, are known as what?
The Black Cowboys of Texas
300
Which invention resulted in a decrease in travel time?
Wright Brothers First successful flight
300
What are three examples of push factors?
-drought
-war
-no religious freedom
-high unemployment
-low quality of life
-no rights
300
Which president promoted imperialism, asked Congress to declare war on Spain, AND was assassinated?
William McKinley
300
Which president helped oversee the building of the Panama Canal?
Teddy Roosevelt
400
Label each trail correctly: 
A: Great Western Trail
B: Chisholm Trail
400
Where did the first successful flight take place?
Kitty Hawk, S.C. (Number 4)
400
Where would most European immigrants who came to the united states in the late 1800's work?
Factories in the North where they settled
BONUS: Which immigration station did they enter the U.S. through?
400
What territories were gained from the Spanish American War?
Cuba, Puerto Rico, and Phillippines
400
Explain how a canal works.
Answers Vary
500
In which state did the Chisholm Trail start and where did it end?
Start: Texas
End: Kansas
500
How did the invention of the telephone change life in rural America?
It helped people stay in touch with family and helped people keep up with the news.
500
Why would employers want to hire immigrants?
They usually worked many hours for less pay
500
Name three reasons America declared war on Spain?
-The Sinking of the USS Main
-To protect american business interest in Cuba
-Exaggerated news reports of events (yellow journalism)
500
What health issues did workers on the Panama Canal face?
Disease such as yellow fever and malaria spread by mosquitos.