Turn of the Century Important People and Places

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Who invented the first long-lasting electric light bulb?

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Thomas Edison

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Which group of people went out west to be cattle hands? They were former slaves who escaped prejudice and avoided jobs, such as sharecropping.

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Black Cowboys of Texas

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Who invented and flew the first motorized airplane?

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The Wright Brothers

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What was the time after the Civil War called that took place in American South?

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Reconstruction Era

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Who was a teacher at the Tuskegee institute and developed hundreds of products from the peanut? He also taught farmers about the importance of crop rotation.

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George Washington Carver

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Who invented the telephone?

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Alexander Graham Bell

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Which inventor(s) impacted America by improving communication?

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Alexander Graham Bell

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Which inventor(s) impacted America by improving farming?

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George Washington Carver

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Which inventor(s) impacted America by improving transportation?

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The Wright Brothers

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Which inventor(s) impacted America by improving the ability to stay up late, entertain after dark, and allow businesses to stay open later?

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Thomas Edison