Turn of the Century Unit Review

Which trail helped ranchers get their cattle to Kansas where they could be shipped to the East?

• The River Trail

• Chisholm Trail

• Texas Trail

Immigrants brought their own __________ to the United States.

• railroads

• immigration stations

• languages and customs

• rules and laws

What country did the United States go to war with while William McKinley was president?

• Cuba

• England

• Spain

What was one result of the McKinley Administration's foreign policies?

• Public support for isolationism

• Public support for imperialism

• Public support for an alliance with Spain

Why did the United States take over construction of the Panama Canal?

• to help stabilize the Panamanian economy

• To improve diplomatic relationships with Colombia

• to improve trade between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans

The Black Cowboys of Texas are MOST associated with...

• clearing and developing new railroads into Texas

• cattle drives from Texas across the Great Plains to railheads

• the founding of trading posts along the US-Mexican boarder

• relocating American Indians in the southwest

The Great Western Trail had an important role in moving goods in which direction?

• From Texas towards Chicago

• From Texas toward the Northwest, Nebraska, Dakotas, and Montana

• From California toward Kansas

• From Kansas toward Texas

What was the main reason the United States built the Panama Canal?

• to decrease trade between the United States and Europe

• to allow ships to travel quickly between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans

• to improve relations between the U.S. and South America

• to drain swampland and create a land route (road) between North and South America

The start of the Spanish American War was, in part, a result of the United States' involvement in which country?

• Cuba

• Guam

• Mexico

• Panama

What was a result of the Spanish-American war?

• The U.S. gave Mexico, Panama, and Cuba to Spain

• Spain gave the Philippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico to the United States

• The United States gave Spain the Panama Canal

• Spain gave the U.S. Panama, Hawaii, and Alaska