5th Grade: Turn of the Century (SS5H1)

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Impact of the Wright Brothers on American life

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Built and flew the first airplane, enabling human flight.

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George Washington Carver's assistance to southern farmers.

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Taught them to grow peanuts, pecans, and sweet potatoes.

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Reasons for emigration to the U.S. (late 1800s-early 1900s)

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Seeking work and escaping war/persecution.

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Reasons immigrants lived near their own countrymen:

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Spoke native language, practiced religion, and maintained customs.

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Cattle drives ended when railroads expanded and barbed wire was invented.

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Railroads expanded and barbed wire invented.

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Purpose of cattle trails?

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Led cattle to railroads for shipping to cities.

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Result of the Spanish-American War during McKinley's presidency:

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U.S. rose as a world power.

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Teddy Roosevelt's strategy to enhance U.S. power:

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building the Panama Canal.

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Territories gained by the U.S. after the Spanish-American War:

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Guam, Puerto Rico, Philippines

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Invention that allowed factories and shops to operate at night.

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Electric light bulb