Inventors
______________ were the first to build and fly the world's first successful airplane.
Wilbur and Orville Wright
Cattle sold for a high price in northern cities because the _____________ for cattle was high.
demand
Why did immigrants come to America?
escape war and persecution, for religious freedoms, rights, better jobs, land
President ___________ declared war on Spain after the Navy ship ________ exploded in Havana Harbor, Cuba.
William McKinley, U.S.S. Maine
_____________ invented the telephone in 1876 for people to communicate to each other.
Alexander Graham Bell
The price of cattle was low in Texas because the __________ of cattle was high.
supply
Name 3 countries that European immigrants came from.
example answers:
Germany, Italy, Spain, France, England
When President William McKinley declared war on Spain, this became known as the ____________.
Spanish-American War
_____________ invented over 300 products with peanuts to help poor Southern farmers.
George Washington Carver
What was the purpose of the cattle drives?
Cowhands led cattle to the nearest railheads where the cattle were put on trains and shipped to northern and eastern cities.
European immigrants arrived at __________ in New York Harbor.
Ellis Island
The ____________ was built to connect the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean. It helped the U.S. begin to rise as a world power.
Panama Canal
___________ created over 1,000 inventions including the phonograph and a long-lasting electric light bulb.
Thomas Edison
Freed or former slaves who worked out west to work on ranches were known as the _______________.
Black Cowboys of Texas
Asian immigrants came over to the U.S. arriving at ____________ in the San Francisco Bay.
Angel Island
Which president helped in the process of building the Panama Canal?
Theodore Roosevelt
In 1903, the Wright Brothers flew their first successful flight in __________, North Carolina with their airplane.
Kitty Hawk
Two of the most important cattle drives during the late 1800s were the __________ which ended in Kansas and the ____________ which ended in Nebraska.
Chisholm Trail and Great Western Cattle Trail
Name the 2 main countries that Asian immigrants came from.
China and Japan
Which territories did the United States gain at the end of the Spanish-American War?
Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines