Turn of the 20th Century

How are the Great Western Trail and the Chisholm Trail similar?

• Only Black Cowboys work on these trails

• They were used in the 21st century

• Helped ranchers make money by moving cattle to Canada

• Helped ranchers make money by moving cattle from Texas to the Eastern United States

Jobs on the cattle trails impacted Black Cowboys by

• Keeping them from being slaves on cattle ranches

• making them work for white farmers and giving part of their crops to them

• giving them the similar wages and opportunities as white cowboys

• helping them find family members that had been sold into slavery

How did the Wright Brothers impact life in the U.S. at the turn of the century?

• Their first manned flight increased the need for pilots

• Their first successful flight created interest in aviation

• Their first airplane at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina revolutionized transportation

• They created the first plane to carry multiple passengers which created commercial airlines

How did George Washington Carver affect agricultural and economic life for poor farmers?

• He developed peanut oil which helped with the flu

• He worked as a public entertainer

• His research helped created new farming techniques to keep soil healthy

• He lectured about livestock management

How did the Panama Canal expand America's role in the world?

• It provided a new route for trading and military transport

• It encouraged countries to use railroads instead of ships

• Provided a meeting place for countries to trade goods

• It helped Panama's economy

How was the United States viewed after winning the Spanish-American War?

• As a new world power

• as rich because they could afford to fight

• as aggressive because they were fighting a smaller country

• as weak because they fought over a tiny island

People leaving Europe and coming to America because of jobs, opportunities, and to have better life is an example of ____________________.

• immigration

• discrimination

• political oppression

• religious persecution

Where were most of the immigrants from who settled in the United States in the 1900's?

• Mexico and Africa

• Alaska and Hawaii

• Europe and China

• The Caribbean and South America

What location does the star on the map represent?

• Where the Panama Canal was built

• Where the Spanish-Amercian War began

• Where Alexander Graham Bell invented the first telephone

• Where the Wright Brothers made their first successful fligh

What location does the star on the map represent?

• Where the Civil War began

• Where the first railroad was created

• Where the American steel manufacturing explosion occured

• Where the colonists first settled when they came from England