Who created a shoe-lasting machine?
Jan Matzeliger
Who invented the Model T?
Henry Ford
I created the first successful airplane. Who am I?
Orville Wright
When you click out short and long dashes to transfer over a telegraph wire, what is this code called?
Morse code
The transcontinental railroad had two tracks that meet together. Where did they meet together?
Promontory Point, Utah
Who was the first billionaire ever and he helped form the oil industry?
John D. Rockefeller
For years, I taught the Gospel to people in Burma and I was known as the "Father of American Missions." Who am I?
Adoniram Judson
I made the first successful steamboat. Who am I?
Robert Fulton
What is Andrew Carnegie known for?
I worked in the steel industry in the United States and made millions of dollars.
What part of America was the only frontier that was not fully settled by the middle of the 1800's?
The West
Who created the first successful liquid-fueled rocket?
Robert Goddard
Who invented the telephone?
Alexander G. Bell
Even though I was a lawyer, people also knew me as one of America's greatest revival preachers. Who am I?
Charles Finney
In 1860, a mail route was opened. This route went from Sacramento, California to St. Joseph, Missouri. What is this mail route called?
Pony Express
The Model T is generally regarded as the first affordable automobile because it was very inexpensive. Why?
It was built on an assembly line.
Who created a way to turn iron ore into steel?
Sir Henry Bessemer
My main focus as a famous scientist was with plants even though I actually was born as a slave.
George Washington Carver
I created a traffic signal with colored lights. Who am I?
Garret Morgan
What was the name of the two companies that built the transcontinental railroad?
Union Pacific Company and Central Pacific Company
What did the Homestead Act promise?
It promised 160 acres of land to anyone who would farm the land for five years.
Who invented the mechanical reaper?
Who invented the phonograph?
Cyrus McCormick
Thomas Edison
Name the person who built the Tuskegee Institute of Alabama. He also founded it too.
What did Samuel Morse invent?
Booker T. Washington
Telegraph
I was known all over America for my fierce, spirited preaching, but I was originally a baseball player. Who am I?
Billy Sunday
What change happened to make people feel not out of touch with each other anymore? Hint: people could send messages instantly.
The telegraph was created and brought the East and West closer together.
The transcontinental railroad created what two differences to America?
1. It helped settle the West.
2. The East was brought closer to the West.