Inventions
Alexander Graham Bell invented the ___
telephone
Brought the steel industry to America
Andrew Carnegie
One of the greatest land rushes in American history
Oklahoma Land Rush
Territory that became our 50th state
Hawaii
President Lincoln's announcement that all slaves would be considered free in any state fighting against the Union
the Emancipation Proclamation
Eli Whitney invented the ___
cotton gin
One of the most famous leaders of the Underground Railroad
Harriet Tubman
The law that gave 160 acres of land to families settling parts of the West
Homestead Act
"Russian America" that eventually became part of the US
Alaska
What John D. Rockefeller organized in America
oil industry
Robert Fulton invented the ___
steamboat
Union general whose "march to the sea" quickened the end of the war
William T. Sherman
First battle of the Civil War
Ft. Sumter
Capital of the Confederate States
Richmond, VA
Leader of the Rough Riders
Theodore Roosevelt
Henry Ford invented the ___ and ____
Model T; assembly line
President of the Confederacy
Jefferson Davis
The Union cut the South in two by gaining control of the Mississippi River during this event
Battle of Vicksburg
Booker T. Washington's most remembered accomplishment
Tuskegee Institute
When "Remember the Maine" became a slogan
Spanish-American War
Garrett A. Morgan invented the ___
gas mask
America's most famous evangelist during the 19th century
D. L. Moody
Turning point of the Civil War
Battle of Gettysburg
Where Lee surrendered to Grant on April 9, 1865
Appomattox Courthouse, VA
2 important issues that were settled by the Civil War (give both)
1) No state could leave the Union
2) End to slavery