Turn of Century Vocabulary

President of the US during the Spanish-American War.

• William McKinley

• Theodore Roosevelt

• George Washington Carver

• Alexander Graham Bell

The war that led to America becoming a world power; US gained 3 new territories: Guam, Puerto Rico, and Philippines.

• Civil War

• Revolutionary War

• Spanish American War

• Vietnam War

US President during the construction of the Panama Canal.

• Jimmy Carter

• William McKinley

• Richard Nixon

• Theodore Roosevelt

The man-made short-cut through Central America; connects Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

• Kiel Canal

• Stockholm Canals

• Suez Canal

• Panama Canal

Two men who took the first powered flight in an airplane they made themselves.

• The Jonas Brothers

• The Wright Brothers

• Bonnie and Clyde

• Frank and Jesse James

African-American scientist who developed hundreds of products from peanuts and sweet potatoes.

• George Washington Carver

• Thomas Edison

• Alexander Graham Bell

• William McKinley

The inventor of the first lightbulb.

• Alexander Graham Bell

• Thomas Edison

• George Washington Carver

• William McKinley

The inventor of the telephone.

• Alexander Graham Bell

• Henry Ford

• George Washington Carver

• Benjamin Franklin

The trail used to guide cattle north to new railroad lines across the Great Plains.

• The Chisholm Trail

• The Appalachian Trail

• The Great Western Cattle Trail

• The Long Trail

The first cattle trail that began in San Antonio, Texas and ended in Abilene, Texas.

• The Chisholm Trail

• Appalachian Trail

• Long Trail

• The Great Western Cattle Trail