Cattle Trails
Two of the most significant cattle trails were the ____________________ and the ________________.
Chisholm and Great Western
Inventing the first airplane and flying it
What was the name of the American ship that exploded in Cuba? This explosion caused America to enter the Spanish American war.
USS Maine
What territories did the USA gain in the peace settlement?
Guam, Philippines, and Puerto Rico
the telephone
telegraph
The cattle trains were mainly transporting cattle from __________ to ___________.
Kansas to Texas or Texas to Kansas or Georgia to Texas or Arkansas to Kansas
Texas to Kansas
Who was an African American scientist that worked with plants to revolutionize farming in America? He was known for working with the peanut.
George Washington Carver
What was the first major construction project that connected the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean?
Panama Canal
What was the main transportation for immigrants?
Speed boat, Steam ships, row boats, sail boats
Steam Ships
Name three reasons people wanted to move out west.
Who was a huge part of the cattle trails' success?
They were freed slaves who became cowboys.
The Black Cowboys
Who invented electricity?
Thomas Edison
From an immigrant's point of view, America was viewed as the land of ____________??
Jobs, dreams, opportunity or ALL of these
Opportunity
Why did cattle farmers transport their cattle to the east?
The east was more populated and there was more need for cattle. Farmers made more money transporting cattle to the east.
The ___________ had to cross the Arkansas River and led cowboys through Native American territory.
Chisholm or Great Cattle or Great Western or Great Eastern
Chisholm Trail
What did Alexander Graham Bell invent that changed America?
telephone
telegraph
What is a good way to describe how the Americans won the Spanish American war?
Swift, slow, failure, or swift and decisive
Swift AND decisive
What event ended mass immigration in the USA?
Disease or Unemployment or World War 1 or Famine
World War I
What does the phrase "America is a melting pot" mean?
Many types of people from different countries found a new home in the USA
Joseph McCoy
Which war was President McKinley involved in? It was this same war that Theodore Roosevelt took over as president.
Spanish American War
What are some obstacles immigrants faced?
stereotypes, jobs, discrimination, disease, famine
choose 2!
Stereotypes and discrimination
One factor that PULLED immigrants to the United States was:
Jobs, cheap land, jobs, and ?????
Disease --- religious freedom ----- cattle
Explain how Theodore Roosevelt impacted America with the building of the Panama Canal.
President Theodore Roosevelt believed that this would help America’s economic (trading) and military (Navy) interests.