Turn of the Century Practice

Thomas Edison was an American inventor and businessman most well known for his development of the ____.

• telephone

• light bulb

• telegraph

• radio

Who invented the telephone?

• Albert Einstein

• Eli Whitney

• Thomas Edison

• Alexander Graham Bell

Cattle trails started in Texas where the cattle were driven north to Kansas. Why did the cowboys stop the cattle in Kansas?

• Texas was part of Mexico

• Kansas had railroads.

• Kansas was close to the ocean.

• Kansas has steamboats.

5. Which is a common reason people immigrate to the United States?

• better medicines and health care

• the weather is better in the United States

• better opportunities for jobs and wealth

• the land is flat and better for crops

George Washington Carver found many uses for ____.

• Sweet potatoes

• oranges

• grapes

• peanuts

President Roosevelt oversaw the building of the Panama Canal. The MOST important reason to build the canal was ____.

• connect the Mississippi River to the Atlantic Ocean

• connect the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean

• connect North America to South America

• connect Europe to North America

9. Why did freed slaves go to Texas and work as cowboys in the years after the Civil War?

• They could own land in California

• They were sold to Texas ranchers

• They were treated equally to white cowboys

• They thought cowboy life was easy

What was one of the result of the Spanish American War?

• The Spanish gained control of Cuba

• The United States lost the war

• The United States began to rise as a world power

• Cuba became the 51st state in the United States

After the Spanish American War which 3 territories did the United States gain?

• Guam, Georgia and Florida

• Texas, Puerto Rico and Mexico

• Guam, Puerto Rico and Phillipines

• Cuba, Spain and Mexico

12. What happened to the USS Maine?

• Spain stole it

• it exploded

• It sailed through the Panama Canal

• It delivered supplies to Spain