Turn of the Century

Front

Thomas Edison was an American inventor and businessman most well known for his development of the ____.

Back

light bulb

Front

Cowboys led the cattle on the Chisholm Trail from San Antonio, Texas to which city?

Back

Abilene

Front

Who invented the telephone?

Back

Alexander Graham Bell

Front

Cattle trails started in Texas where the cattle were driven north to Kansas. Why did the cowboys stop the cattle in Kansas?

Back

Kansas had railroads.

Front

Which is a common reason people immigrate to the United States?

Back

better opportunities for jobs and wealth

Front

George Washington Carver found many uses for ____.

Back

peanuts

Front

In what year did the Wright Brothers fly the first airplane?

Back

1903

Front

President Roosevelt oversaw the building of the Panama Canal. The MOST important reason to build the canal was ____: connect the Mississippi River to the Atlantic Ocean, connect the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean, connect North America to South America, connect Europe to North America.

Back

connect the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean

Front

Why did freed slaves go to Texas and work as cowboys in the years after the Civil War?

Back

They were treated equally to white cowboys

Front

What was one of the result of the Spanish American War?

Back

The United States began to rise as a world power