H.1 Turn of the Century

Who invented the electric light bulb?

• George Washington Carver
• Alexander Graham Bell
• Thomas Edison
• Orville Wright

Who developed hundreds of products from the peanut? 

• Thomas Edison
• Alexander Graham Bell
• George Washington Carver
• Orville Wright

Who flew the first motorized airplane?

• George Washington Carver
• Alexander Graham Bell
• Thomas Edison
• Orville Wright

Which form of communication was introduced in the nineteenth century and is still widely used in the twenty-first century? 

• television
• telephone
• telegraph
• television, telephone, & telegraph

The discoveries of George Washington Carver had the greatest impact on the economy of the ______. 

• South
• Northeast
• Midwest
• Southwest

Who invented the telephone

• George Washington Carver
• Thomas Edison
• Alexander Graham Bell
• Orville Wright

How did the invention of the electric light bulb change the American economy?

• Automobile factories appeared in every American city.
• Travelers were able to move from coast to coast in a matter of hours.
• Businesses could more easily operate at night.
• It didn't change the American economy

The Spanish-American War was fought during the presidency of ______. 

• Grover Cleveland
• William McKinley
• Theodore Roosevelt
• William Howard Taft

Construction of the Panama Canal was begun during the presidency of ______. 

• Grover Cleveland
•  William McKinley
• Theodore Roosevelt
•  William Howard Taft

Why did cattle trails develop? 

• There was not enough grass in Texas to feed the growing number of cattle.
• Texas ranchers needed to get their cattle to the railroads in Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska.
• Cattle were worth much more if they could be shipped to the North and the East.
• Texas ranchers needed to get their cattle to the railroads in Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska. And, Cattle were worth much more if they could be shipped to the North and the East.