Inventors
The Wright Brothers were known for inventing the __________.
Airplane
_____ _____ were created to transport cattle from the west to the north.
Cattle Trails
In order to make travel around the globe faster, the United States built the ________ _______.
Panama Canal
Someone leaving their home country due to failing crops is a push or pull factor?
________ ________ was known for his specific model of lightbulb.
Thomas Edison
Cattle were in high ______ in the north, where there was not a lot of them.
Demand
List one cause of the Spanish-American War.
-U.S. wanted Cuba as a colony
-Sinking of the U.S.S. Maine
-Cuba wanted help gaining it's independence
Which president aided in building the Panama Canal?
Theodore Roosevelt
Which inventor is most known for his involvement in agricultural science?
George Washington Carver
Name a cattle trail.
Great Western Trail
Chisholm Cattle Trail
What country did the Spanish-American War take place in?
Cuba
_______ are people that have moved from one country to another country.
Immigrants
Which invention is associated with communication?
Telephone
Many people who had been freed from slavery moved west to become cowboys. They were known as the _______ ________ ___ _______.
Black Cowboys of Texas
Who was the president during the Spanish-American War?
William McKinley
Explain what "turn of the century" means
The year was going from 1800 to 1900. The 100s place was changing in the year.
George Washington Carver invented a method for planting crops which involved changing out the crops planted in each field every year. This was known as ______ _______.
crop rotation
Many people immigrated to work on cattle trails or help build __________ which helped people travel across the country.
Railroads
Which president had a policy known as the "Big Stick Policy"?
Theodore Roosevelt
Name one of the islands where immigrants to the U.S. would arrive.
Ellis Island or Angel Island