Turn of the Century

Light bulbs powered by electricity improved the ability to work, read, and even play after dark because of ____________.

• Thomas Edison

• Alexander Graham Bell

• Theodore Roosevelt

• George Washington Carver

The Panama Canal improved the speed of shipping supplies and improved business with other countries because of ___________.

• William McKinley

• Theodore Roosevelt

• Thomas Edison

• Alexander Graham Bell

Cattle trails allowed African-Americans an opportunity for a better life. Where they could work without Segregation, Jim Crow Laws, or attacks from gangs because of the ____________.

• Wright Brothers

• William McKinley

• Black Cowboys of Texas

• George Washington Carver

The telephone improved the ability to communicate. It was much more user friendly then the telegraph and Morse Code. American life changed because of _______________.

• George Washington Carver

• Alexander Graham Bell

• Thomas Edison

• Black Cowboys of Texas

Farmers in Georgia and Alabama were able to make much more money because many companies now wanted peanuts and sweet potatoes to make hundreds of new products because of ______________.

• Alexander Graham Bell

• Black Cowboys of Texas

• Thomas Edison

• George Washington Carver

Under this president, the Spanish-American War began.

• Theodore Roosevelt

• Grover Cleveland

• William McKinley

• William Howard Taft

The ________________________. changed America because airplanes would become a part of national defense, improved transportation, and helped businesses move supplies quickly.

• Black Cowboys of Texas

• Wright Brothers

• Thomas Edison

• George Washington Carver

What was the MAIN reason the Northeast became an industrial center during the late 1800s?

• It had rich soil for farming.

• It had good public education.

• It had a mild climate.

• It had good access to waterways.

The Transcontinental Railroad was completed in 1869 and connected the east to the west. Although transportation time was cut dramatically, some negative effects were____________________. SELECT ALL THAT APPLY.

• Native Americans were moved to reservations by the U.S. government

• Buffalos were hunted and brought to near extinction

• Provided jobs for immigrants

Why were the Chisholm Trail and Great Western Trail important to America?

• They were trails used by Native Americans in the West

• These trails were traveled by families on their way to move West

• Cowboys herded cattle to railroads in order to sell them for more money in the east.

• Cowboys lived and slept on these trails.