______________ were the first to build and fly the world's first successful airplane.
Wilbur and Orville Wright
100
Cattle sold for a high price in northern cities because the _____________ was high.
demand
100
On what lake is the city of Chicago?
Lake Michigan
100
Immigrants came to America for jobs and to escape war and ____________.
persecution
100
President ___________ declared war on Spain after the Navy ship Maine exploded in Havana Harbor, Cuba.
William McKinley
200
_____________ invented the telephone in 1876 for people to communicate to each other.
Alexander Graham Bell
200
The price of cattle was low in Texas because the __________ was high.
supply
200
What caused the city of Chicago to grow so quickly in the early 1900s?
transportation routes, Lake Michigan and natural resources
200
Immigrants came over on crowded ________ to the U.S.
ships
200
This fighting became known as the ____________.
Spanish-American War
300
_____________ invented over 300 products with peanuts to help poor Southern farmers.
George Washington Carver
300
Longhorn cattle were originally brought to Texas by ____________.
Spanish settlers
300
In what state is Pittsburgh?
Pennsylvania
300
European immigrants arrived at __________ in New York Harbor.
Ellis Island
300
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
400
___________ created over 1,000 inventions including the phonograph and a long-lasting electric light bulb.
Thomas Edison
400
African American cowhands, like Nat Love, were known as the ____________.
Black Cowboys of Texas
400
What caused the rapid population growth in Pittsburgh?
Growth of the steel industry
400
Asian immigrants came over to the U.S. arriving at ____________ in the San Francisco Bay.
Angel Island
400
Which president helped in the process of building the Panama Canal?
Theodore Roosevelt
500
The Wright Brothers journeyed to __________, North Carolina with their airplane.
Kitty Hawk
500
Give three reasons why cattle drives ended.
1. barbed wire fences blocked paths
2. Texas railheads were built closer
3. bad winter
4. not enough food for the cattle
500
Double-Jeopardy: Why did immigrants choose to live near people from their own country?
Possible Answers: They were able to speak their native language, practice their religion, and keep their country's customs.
500
Name 3 problems immigrants faced once they arrived in the U.S.
a. prejudice
b. unsafe and dirty working conditions for low pay
c. settlement houses (poor living conditions, sanitation problems, over-crowded)
d. unemployment
500
Which territories did the United States gain at the end of the Spanish-American War?