Turn of the Century (GSE 2020)

__________________________ contributed to electrical power.

• George Washington Caver

• Thomas Edison

• Alexander Graham Bell

• The Wright Brothers

This man-made trail was used to drive cattle from ranches in Texas to the railroads in Kansas.

• Chisholm Trail

• The Great Salt Lake

• The Salton Sea

• Pearl Harbor, HI

Where did MOST European immigrants who came to the United States in the late 1800s work?

• they worked in factories in the big cities of the North

• they worked on ships on the coast

• they worked on farms in the Great Plains

• they worked on plantations in the south

Why was the Chisholm Trail important to America?

• It was a great way to travel America before there were any roads.

• The Chisholm Trail was another name for the railroad and that's how people got around.

• Cattle were herded on the Chisholm Trail up to the railroad, so that they could sold for a good profit back east.

• Cows were taken to Mexico to improve the Mexican, America relationship.

What countries did the US get control over after the victory in the Spanish-American War?

• Puerto Rico, Guam, Philippines

• Philippians, Cuba, Spain, Puerto Rico

• Guam, Philippians, Florida, Spain

• Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guam, Spain

What was the name of the location that the Wright Brothers flew the airplane?

• Charleston, SC
• Fort Sumter, SC
• Cherokee, NC
• Kitty Hawk, NC

He was the President of the United States who showed the world how powerful we had become by having the Panama Canal built.

• Theodore Roosevelt

• Jimmy Carter

• Barack Obama

• Donald Trump

__________________________ created hundreds of ways to use peanuts and sweet potatoes. This helped farmers make more money in Georgia and Alabama.

• George Washington Caver

• Thomas Edison

• Alexander Graham Bell

• The Wright Brothers

How did price incentives motivate cowboys to drive their cattle from Texas to Kansas?

• Less cattle were raised on the east coast, so if they could get the cattle to the east coast by railroad, they could sell them for more money.

• More cattle were raised on the east coast, so if they could get the cattle to the east coast by railroad they could sell them for more money

• The cows were worth more money if they got lots of exercise, so they drove them up to Kansas for exercise.

Who made a contribution to telephones and communication?

• George Washington Caver

• Thomas Edison

• Alexander Graham Bell

• The Wright Brothers