Turn of the Century 1

Front

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

Back

Light Bulb

Front

Who invented the telephone?

Back

Alexander Graham Bell

Front

Cowboys led the cattle on the Chisholm Trail from San Antonio, Texas to which city? Options: Nebraska, Abilene, Kansas, Atlanta

Back

Abilene

Front

An immigrant is ______________________________.

Back

A person who comes to live in a country from their home country.

Front

What is a common reason people immigrate to the United States? Better medicines and health care. The climate is better in the United States. Better opportunities for jobs and wealth. The land is flat and better from crops.

Back

Better opportunities for jobs and wealth.

Front

Why did the cowboys stop the cattle in Kansas?

Back

Kansas had railroads.

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

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

President Roosevelt oversaw the building of the Panama Canal. The most important reason to build the canal was ____________________.

Back

To connect the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean.