The Cattle Drive
Jessie Chisholm
What impact did this invention have?
Telephone
Allowed communication all over the world
What caused the United States to Declare war on Spain?
The USS Maine exploding in the Havana Harbor and Americans believing the explosion was caused by the Spanish
Who was the president during the building of the Panama Canal?
Theodore Roosevelt
Define Immigrant
A person who leaves their home country to live in a new country.
Name the 2 reasons why the Cattle Trails came to an end
The invention of Barbed wire fences
Railroads eventually made their way into Texas
What is Thomas Edison's most famous invention?
What impact did this invention have?
The PRACTICAL lightbulb
Brought electricity into homes
Name 2 of the 3 reasons that caused the US to care about Cubans trying to get their Freedom from Spain.
- It reminded of us of the American Revolution - we had sympathy for what they were going through
-We wanted to protect our businesses in Cuba
-We believed they were being severely mistreated by the Spanish due to the articles in the Newspaper (yellow journalism)
What did the building of the Panama Canal connect?
The Pacific and Atlantic Oceans
Where did majority of the Immigrants coming into the US come from?
Europe
Name the 2 cattle trails and the route they took
Chisholm Trail : Texas --> Kansas --> Eastern Markets
Great Western Trail : Texas --> Nebraska --> Northern Markets
What is the Wright Brother's most famous invention?
What impact did this invention have?
The first powered flight
Made travel easier and faster for people and goods
Led to Space Exploration
Name the Territories gained from the Treaty of Paris
Cuba , Guam, The Phillippine Islands, Puerto Rico
Name the diseases mosquitos carried that would infect workers during the building of the Panama Canal.
Malaria
Yellow Fever
Name 2 reasons why immigrants would choose to leave their home country and come to the US.
1) Escape poverty / Hunger / Famine
2) Escape war or mistreatment
3) Lack of jobs in their home country
4) Religious Freedom
5) Adventure
Why did the Cattle drive begin?
Cows were worth more money in Eastern and Northern Markets - Cowboys figured out a way to get the cows there.
What is George Washington Carver's most famous invention?
What impact did this invention have?
Crop Rotation & Creating over 300 products with peanuts and sweet potatoes
He mad the crops more profitable - made the farmers more money
What happened to the United States as a result of the Spanish American War?
They emerged as a world power
Define Canal
A manmade waterway built as a passage for ships.
What U.S. state did majority of the Immigrants go to?
What was the name of the Island that immigrants went to for examination?
What was the first thing they saw? What did it symbolize?
New York
Ellis Island
Statue of Liberty - Freedom and hope for a new/better life
What was the nickname for African Americans who became cowboys
Name 1 reason why African Americans chose to become Cowboys.
The Black Cowboys of Texas
-Treated Fairly
-Paid for their work
-Skilled at the job
Why is Thomas Edisons lightbulb known as the first PRACTICAL lightbulb?
-Stayed on longer than all the others
-Affordable
-Safe
Name the 2 countries the US took over before the Spanish American War.
-To build up your empire - to take over new land
-Alaska and Hawaii
Name 2 reasons why a shorter route between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans was beneficial for the United States.
1) Opened up world trade
2) Allowed the Navy to protect the US quickly from anywhere in the ocean.
Name the 2 of the 3 main reasons why an immigrant would be deported.
1) They had a contagious disease
2) They were not healthy enough to work
3) They had a criminal record