Turn of the Century

After the Civil War, Texas cattle farmers returned home to find their cattle herds had grown tremendously and there was also a big demand for beef in the East because the Confederate Troops & the Union Troops had consumed most of the beef during the Civil War. The problem was how to transport all the beef to the East. What job was created at the end of the 19th Century because of this problem?

• pilots & airplanes

• truck drivers & semi trucks

• conductors & railroads

• cowboys & cattle trails

Historians estimate that about 35,000 cowboys herded cows along western cattle trails in the late 19th century. About 9,000 of those cowboys were __________ cowboys.

• Hispanic

• White

• Black

• Asian

By the end of the 1800's, ____________ had expanded out west and eliminated the need for long cattle drives.

• airports

• interstates & highways

• canals

• railroads

What is the name of the famous black cowboy that invented "bulldogging"? Bulldogging is the biting of the upper lip of steers to subdue them.

• John Wayne

• Bill Pickett

• Clint Eastwood

• Jesse Chisholm

Who made the first powered flight in an airplane that they built themselves?

• Alexander Graham Bell

• The Wright Brothers

• Thomas Edison

• George Washington Carver

This African American scientist made an enormous impact on American life through agriculture. He created over 300 products from peanuts & sweat potatoes and he also taught farmers when to plant certain crops to put more nutrients back into the soil.

• Alexander Graham Bell

• The Wright Brothers

• Thomas Edison

• George Washington Carver

In 1875, this man invented a machine (known as the telephone) that could transmit the human voice over wires.

• Alexander Graham Bell

• The Wright Brothers

• Thomas Edison

• George Washington Carver

Who is the inventor that is known to have invented the first practical light bulb & the first electrical generating system?

• Alexander Graham Bell

• The Wright Brothers

• Thomas Edison

• George Washington Carver

What invention did Thomas Edison invent that gave us music?

• first practical light bulb

• first electrical generating system

• the phonograph

• the first moving picture camera

What invention did Thomas Edison invent that gave us movies?

• first practical light bulb

• first electrical generating system

• the phonograph

• the first moving picture camera