Timeline Events
Occurred at Promontory Point, Utah
Completion of the Transcontinental Railroad
Why was the railroad tie laid at Promontory special?
It would finish the first track to run all the way across the US.
What were the islands off the coast of China called?
The Philippines.
What is a reservation?
A certain area of land marked off for Native American tribes
Who is Ms. Méndez's favorite early church father?
St. Augustine
Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse defeated a U.S. Cavalry led by General George Armstrong Custer.
Battle of Little Bighorn
Before railroads, how did people set their clocks?
By looking at the sun.
What was the real message of Rizal's novel Touch Me Not
The Philippines should be independent.
What happened when sixty thousand people settled into a particular territory?
That territory could become a state.
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Needed to take herds of cattle from Texas to railroad towns. Lots of stories, movies, and songs have been made about this part of the U.S.
Cowboys and the West
How much difference in time was there between zones that were next to each other?
Each zone was exactly one hour ahead or behind the next.
What did the Treaty of Paris say?
PR, Cuba, the Philippines, and Guam would be rules by the United States.
Name two dangers of the trip west.
Pioneers got struck by lightning, bruised by hail, and sick from cholera.
What is Ms. Méndez's favorite car brand?
Honda
The Period after the Civil War when the US attempted to mend the Union.
-13, 14, and 15th Amendment
Reconstructing the South
What scientist invented a light powered by Electricity?
Thomas Edison
How did the Filipinos feel about this?
They were angry and wanted their own president.
What is the Apache chief Geronimo remembered for?
He led his people out of the reservation to fight U.S. soldiers.
What is Ms. Méndez's favorite color?
Red
New factories, machine-made clothes, new products, trains, tall buildings, steel plows, and sewing machines made people move from farms to big cities.
-Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Pillsbury, Kellogg, and Heinz
Age of Industry
After the bulb, what did Edison and his helpers need to develop?
What did the newspapers call Congress to do during this time?
Declare war on Spain.
Why did the Native Americans begin to fight the pioneers and how did the United States government react?
They fought because they were scared to lose their land. The government sent soldiers with guns.
What is Ms. Méndez's favorite kind of cookie?
Chocolate Chip