Inventors
These brothers are the inventors of human flight
Wright Brothers
The cattle industry grew after the end of this war
Civil War
Contruction of the Panama Canal began in this year
1904
The Spanish-American War erupted under this U.S. President
President William McKinley
George Washington Carver developed more than 300 uses for this crop
peanuts
This man was born a slave but because one of the country's most famous agricultural scientists
George Washington Carver
The development of what two things made cattle drives less necessary
barbed wire and railroads
It took this many years for the U.S. to complete the construction of the Panama Canal
Cuba
This invention dramatically changed communication throughout the country, making it easier to communicate with people over long distances
the telephone
This man is most famous for his invention of the telephone
Alexander Graham Bell
Cattle ranches in this state fed large numbers of people in the East, and eventually in the West
Texas
Name two cons of building the Panama Canal
Dangerous (snakes, mudslides in the jungle) and expensive
This is the term for biased or exaggerated news
Yellow Journalism
This invention revolutionized transportation making it easier for people to travel over longer distances
human flight/airplanes
This person is credited with over 1,000 inventions.
Thomas Edison
Cattle drives were important to the growth of which territories/states
Western
Name two pros of the Panama Canal
- made shipping routes faster
- made shipping routes safer (avoid going around South America)
- made shipping less expensive
This man succeeded William McKinley after his assassination in 1901.
Theodore Roosevelt
In 1903, the Wright Brothers' glider made a 12 second flight in what location
Kitty Hawk, NC (can you find it on the map?)
This person is known for his research on peanuts and for teaching southern farmers to rotate crops to replenish nutrient depleted soil
George Washington Carver
Black cowboys like this man gained prominence in the industry
Construction of the Panama Canal began when this man was president
Theodore Roosevelt
Newspapers blamed the sinking of the USS Maine on this country, which fueled public support for the war.
Spain
Thomas Edison is known for developing this, which is also called a record player
phonograph