The direction in which the cattle trails ran.
North
The reason Irish immigrants left Ireland and came to the US.
They wanted to find work on the East Coast and escape famine in Ireland.
This made Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania important to the development of the US in the twentieth century.
the availability of resources used in the creation of steel
The inventor who made the historic phone call in 1915
Alexander Graham Bell
The start of the Spanish-American War was, in part, a result of America's involvement with this place.
Cuba
The cause of the growth of the Texas cattle industry after the Civil War.
high demand for beef in the North
The immigrant groups who settled in the northeast of the US, particularly New York, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Illinois?
Eastern European immigrants
Chicago and Pittsburgh became centers of this industry in the late 1800s.
the steel industry
Thomas Edison was most remembered for his USE of this.
electricity
The United States gained possession of these territories during William McKinley's presidency.
the Phillipines, Guam, and Puerto Rico
This development reduced the importance of the cattle trails for ranchers in the US.
the expansion of the railroad system
The work that Chinese immigrants did AND the place they settled.
worked on railroads in the American West
The economies of the North developed into this.
Industry
One change to American society caused by Thomas Edison's invention of the light bulb
The opening of the Panama Canal promoted economic activity by ____
made the trading of goods easier and more efficient
The cause of the decline of The Great Western Cattle Trail.
barbed wire
The place where southern and eastern Europeans settled in the US.
large cities along the East Coast
The economies of the South continued to focus on this.
agriculture
George Washington Carver improved this for American society
agricultural production
The business sector of the US economy produces _____ and provides _____
goods and services
The most likely reason why towns like Abilene, Kansas and Sedalia, Missouri became key shipping destinations for the cattle industry.
The towns were located near railroads.
European immigrants mostly worked in these while in the large cities on the east coast.
factories
The reason private businesses are necessary to the US economy.
to provide goods and services not provided by the government.
The world's first powered, sustained flight was performed by the Wright brothers in this place.
Kitty Hawk, North Carolina
The reason private businesses are necessary to the US economy
provide goods and services not provided by the government