Important Places in the US SS5G1&2

The site of a bus boycott that led to a US Supreme Court decision ending segregation on public buses, it also made Martin Luther King, Jr. a national figure and the recognized leader of the Civil Rights Movement.

• Kitty Hawk, North Carolina

• Chicago, Illinois

• Montgomery, Alabama

• Pittsburg, Pennsylvania

A town on the Outer Banks, it became famous as the site of the Wright brother’s first powered airplane flight in 1903.

• Kitty Hawk, North Carolina

• Chicago, Illinois

• Montgomery, Alabama

• Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Lying in the middle of the Pacific Ocean between the U.S. mainland and Japan, it was thought to be too close to Japan and was the location for a surprise attack that was hoped to end the United States’ ability to stop Japanese expansion.

• North Korea

• New York City

• Pearl Harbor, Hawaii

• The 38th Parallel

It is located where two small rivers come together to form the Ohio River. Its location provided key water routes for transporting industrial resources and goods. It is still known as the “Steel City.”

• Kitty Hawk, North Carolina

• Chicago, Illinois

• Montgomery, Alabama

• Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

The major transportation and industrial hub of the Midwest is located on Lake Michigan with easy access to the Mississippi River. Many immigrants settled here, causing its population to grow rapidly.

• Kitty Hawk, North Carolina

• Chicago, Illinois

• Montgomery, Alabama

• Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

One of the known routes cowboys used to drive cattle great distances, this route ran from Texas, north through Oklahoma and Kansas with ending points as far north as Nebraska and Missouri.

• The Chicago Railroad

• The Chisholm Trail

• The Chicago Cattle Trail

• The Great Western Cattle Trail

Which of the following reasons BEST explains the changes to the population during the late 19th and early 20th century?

• The events of September 11 caused a decrease.

• Access to civil rights for African Americans caused a

  decrease.

• Advances in transportation and business

  opportunities caused an increase.

• Early colonization caused an increase

Which factor explains why people MOST LIKELY moved to Pittsburgh after the Civil War?

• improvements in communication

• increases in industrial job opportunities

• increases in agricultural job opportunities

• increases in population

Which BEST explains why large numbers of cattle were transported from Texas to Chicago after the Civil War?

• Cattle could easily be transported by train and

  sold for a large profit in big cities, such as

  Chicago.

• There were too many cattle causing

  environmental damage in Texas, and ranch

  owners wanted them removed.

• Cattle could not live in the cold climate of

  Chicago, so they needed to be transported by

  train to Chicago for meat processing.

• Most of the cattle in Chicago were killed during

  the Civil War, so people needed more meat to

  survive.

After the Civil War, many factors affected this including available resources, large labor populations and accessibility to transportation.

• Problems Created by the Internet

• C. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

• Department of Homeland Security

• Industrialization