Turn of the Century Important People and Places

Who invented the first long-lasting electric light bulb?

• Black Cowboys of Texas

• The Wright Brothers

• George Washington Carver

• Thomas Edison

• Alexander Graham Bell

Which group of people went out west to be cattle hands? They were former slaves who escaped prejudice and avoided jobs, such as sharecropping.

• Black Cowboys of Texas

• The Wright Brothers

• George Washington Carver

• Thomas Edison

• Alexander Graham Bell

Who invented and flew the first motorized airplane?

• Black Cowboys of Texas

• The Wright Brothers

• George Washington Carver

• Thomas Edison

• Alexander Graham Bell

Who was a Rough Rider in the Spanish American war and later became the president that expanded the nation by creating the Panama Canal?

• William McKinley

• Theodore Roosevelt

• George Washington Carver

• Thomas Edison

• Alexander Graham Bell

Who was a teacher at the Tuskegee institute and developed hundreds of products from the peanut? He also taught farmers about the importance of crop rotation. 

• William McKinley

• Theodore Roosevelt

• George Washington Carver

• Thomas Edison

• Alexander Graham Bell

Who invented the telephone?

• William McKinley

• Theodore Roosevelt

• George Washington Carver

• Thomas Edison

• Alexander Graham Bell

Which president declared war on Spain after the USS Maine sunk in Havana Harbor?

• William McKinley

• Theodore Roosevelt

• George Washington Carver

• Thomas Edison

• Alexander Graham Bell

Which location is found at letter B?

• Chicago, Il

• Chisholm Trail

• Kitty Hawk, NC

• Pittsburgh, PA

Which location is found at letter E?

• Chicago, Il

• Chisholm Trail

• Kitty Hawk, NC

• Pittsburgh, PA

Which location is found at letter H?

• Chicago, Il

• Chisholm Trail

• Kitty Hawk, NC

• Pittsburgh, PA