Turn of the Century

What impact on American life did the Wright Brothers have?

• They built and successfully flew the first airplane making flight possible for people.
• They invented the printing press, making it possible for people to print books and papers more easily.
• They built the Panama Canal making it more efficient to ship between the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean.
• They came up with the light bulb filament for Thomas Edison.

How did George Washington Carver help the southern farmers?

• He taught them to grow such crops as peanuts, pecans, and sweet potatoes.
• He freed many African American people from slavery.
• He opened an institute for African American children in the 1900s.
• He helped pass laws after the Civil War.

Why did people emigrate to the United States in the late 1800's and early 1900's?

• Some came looking for work, while others were escaping war or persecution.
• Many came looking for food, while others were searching for new land.
• Some were looking for new farm land, others were escaping capture.
• All immigrants were looking for an enjoyable boat ride across the ocean.

Why did immigrants choose to live near people from their own country?

• They were all looking for more farm land.
• They did not have transportation and wanted to be able to visit easily.
• They were able to speak their native language, practice their religion, and keep their country's customs.
• They wanted to live near the ocean.

Cattle drives became a thing of the past when

• the Civil War began.
• more railroads were opened up in the Southwest.
• gold was discovered in California.
• cattle ranchers started raising sheep.

What was the purpose of the cattle trails?

• Cowhands led cattle to railroads, where the cattle were shipped to other cities.
• Cowhands walked the cattle around the trail for exercise.
• The trail made travel easy for people to visit one another.
• The trails were a good source of food for the cowhands.

The Central Pacific Railroad hired many Chinese workers.  These workers

• were treated the same as other workers.
• were paid less than other workers.
• were given jobs there were not dangerous.
• were paid more than other workers.

When William McKinley was president, the United States declared war on Spain.  What was one of the results of the Spanish-American War?

• The U.S. began to rise as a world power.
• The Spanish gained control of Cuba.
• Cuba became a United States territory.
• The U.S. lost land in the Carribean Sea.

President Teddy Roosevelt believed one of the best ways to increase America's power was through:

• building the Panama Canal.
• giving up territory in the Caribbean.
• building a stronger army.
• staying out of European affairs.

Which territories did the United States gain at the end of the Spanish-American War?

• Phillipines, Cuba, Spain
• Guam, Puerto Rico, Phillipines
• Spain, Cuba, Guam
• Florida, Hawaii, Texas, Cuba