Just some things
war fought between Spain and the United States whose purpose was to set Cuba free from Spain
Spanish American War
island possessed by Spain until the end of the Spanish-American War
Cuba
evangelist who had once been a famous baseball player
Billy Sunday
elevation; height above sea level
altitude
location of the first successful airplane flight
Kitty Hawk, NC
U.S. Navy ship that sank in Cuba and sparked the beginning of the Spanish-American War
USS Maine
U.S. East Coast entry port for immigrants from 1892 until 1940
Ellis Island
Inventor of the telephone
Alexander Graham Bell
a piece of land that is nearly surrounded by water
peninsula
first center of skyscraper architecture
Chicago, IL
laws created to protect children from dangerous jobs and long working hours
child labor laws
narrow strip of land that connects North and South America
Isthmus of Panama
declared war against Spain to help free the nation of Cuba
William McKinley
an area of low, wet, soft land; a swamp
marsh
location of America’s first subway station
Boston, MA
organization Clara Barton founded that helps in times of war and natural disaster
American Red Cross
West Coast entry port for immigrants from 1910 until 1940
Angel Island
leader of the Rough Riders
Theodore Roosevelt
an opening in the earth’s surface from which hot water and steam shoot up at certain times
geyser
manmade waterway the United States built across the Isthmus of Panama to connect the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
Panama Canal
license proving ownership of an invention
1889 Pennsylvania flood that took the lives of over 2,000 people
Johnstown Flood
built and launched the first successful liquid-fuel rocket
Robert Goddard
deep, narrow valley with steep sides
canyon
amusement park in Brooklyn, N.Y. that has operated since the late 1800s
Coney Island