Post-Reconstruction & Early 1900s (VUS SOL 8)

Front

Who was in charge of large cattle drives in the West?

Back

Cowboys

Front

The invention of what fencing type ended the "open range?"

Back

Barbed Wire

Front

Which Act provided free land out West to settlers?

Back

Homestead Act of 1862

Front

Which 2 inventions revolutionized communication?

Back

Telegraph and Telephone

Front

What was the name of the process that allowed for the construction of things like skyscrapers?

Back

Bessemer Steel Process

Front

Who invented the light bulb?

Back

Thomas Edison

Front

Who invented the filament for the light bulb?

Back

Lewis Lattimer

Front

Who invented the telephone?

Back

Alexander Graham Bell

Front

Who invented the airplane?

Back

Wright Brothers

Front

Who is credited with inventing the assembly line?

Back

Henry Ford