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Turn of Century
Turn of the Century
100
What does KKK stand for?
What is Klu Klux Klan
100
Were the black codes in the north or the south?
What is south
100
?? was an agency of the government of the United States. It was formed to help formers slaves and other people whose lives had been changed by the Civil War.
The Freedmen's Bureau
100
The ???? General George Armstrong Custer led the 7th Calvary of the United States Army to fight the Lakota and North Cheyenne, led by Sitting Bull. One of the most famous battles of the American Indian Wars. Fought in Montana territory. It was a great victory for the Native Americans. Custer himself was killed.
What is Battle of Little Bighorn
100
?????was a scientist and an inventor. He invented the telephone by experimenting with frequencies and sound waves.
What is Alexander Graham Bell
200
Atlanta to Savannah coast: burning & destroying the South
General Sherman's March to the Sea
200
Who was affected by the black codes.
What is African Americans
200
African Americans were ?????? against because of their skin color. They could not use the same facilities or be seated in the same areas as whites.
discriminated
200
The ????? was a famous cattle trail which ran from Texas to Abilene, Kansas. Cities like Abilene developed along railroad lines. The cattle trails ended at these cities, and the cattle would be loaded onto railroad cars. The cattle would then be shipped east to be sold for their meat.
What is Chisholm Trail
200
???? invented the electric light bulb. After much experimentation, his first successful light bulb lasted 13.5 hours. In 1878, he founded the Edison Electric light company in New York City.
What is Thomas Edison
300
Who invented the telephone?
Alexander G Bell
300
When settlers began moving out West, what happened to many Native Americans? A. They migrated into Canada and Mexico. B. They were forced to move back East. C. They were forced onto reservations. D. They remained where they were living.
C. They were forced onto reservations.
300
As part of ?????? African Americans could only use certain water fountains. There were many other things, like public restrooms, that were made separately for whites and blacks. It was made legal through Jim Crow laws
What is segregation?
300
The ????? was a famous cattle trail which ran from Texas and ended in Abilene, Kansas. Cattle had to be driven north from Texas to Kansas at this time because the railroads hadn't come to Texas yet. Once railroads were built in Texas, however, the cattle trails weren't necessary.
What is Great Western Trail
300
The United States became a leading world power after the ?????. America had gained land in the Caribbean Sea and in the Pacific Ocean and was able to improve their trading relationship with Asia.
What is Spanish-American War
400
When William McKinley was president, the United States declared war on Spain. What was one of the results of the Spanish-American War? A. The Spanish gained control of Cuba. B. The U.S. began to rise as a world power. C. Cuba became a United States territory. D. The U.S. lost land in the Caribbean Sea.
C. Cuba became a United States territory.
400
. The Chisholm Trail was a famous cattle trail which started in Texas, and ended in which city? A. Denver B. Abilene C. Sedalia D. Kansas City
B. Abilene
400
Time period that followed the Civil War. This was a time for the U.S. to heal, reunite, & rebuild, and African Americans won many rights in the Civil War
What is Reconstruction
400
Orville and Wilbur Wright were brothers from Ohio. They are responsible for inventing the first airplane. They made their first successful flight in North Carolina in 1903. Where????
What is Kitty Hawk?
400
????? believed in expanding America's world power. In order to do this, he built up the U.S. Navy. The navy would need a way to get from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean. He believed the best way to do this would be to build the Panama Canal.
What is President Theodore Roosevelt
500
Which conflict, also known as Custer's Last Stand, took place in the Montana territory in 1876? A. Battle of Little Bighorn B. Wounded Knee Massacre C. Sand Creek Massacre D. Black Hawk War
A. Battle of Little Bighorn
500
President Teddy Roosevelt believed one of the best ways to increase America's world power was through A. giving up territory in the Caribbean. B. building the Panama Canal. C. building a stronger army. D. staying out of European affairs.
B. building the Panama Canal.
500
The ?????? passed by southern states allowed for the separation of the races. This supported prejudice by whites toward African Americans.
What is Jim Crow laws
500
???? worked in agriculture. He used his knowledge of science to figure out better ways to grow crops. He is most famous for his work with peanuts.
What is George Washington Carver
500
When settlers moved west in the mid to late 1800s, Native Americans were forced onto ????????. These were plots of land managed by the U.S. government. The Native Americans were forced from their homes in order to make room for the settlers moving out West.
What is reservations