Turn of the Century Retest

The Great Western Cattle Trail, like the Chisholm Trail, started in Texas. The cattle were driven north to Kansas before they could be taken to the East to sell. Why did the cattle have to go north to Kansas?

• Kansas had railroads.

• Kansas had steamboats.

• Texas wasn't close to water

• Texas was part of Mexico

When William McKinley was president, the United States declared war on Spain. What was one result of the Spanish-American War?

• Cuba became a United States territory.

• The Spanish gained control of Cuba.

• The United States began to rise as a world power.

• The United States lost land in the Caribbean Sea.

The Wright Brothers forever changed travel by inventing the _____.

• bicycle

• airplane

• railroad

• automobile

Which territories did the United States gain at the end of the Spanish-American War?

• Philippines, Cuba, Spain

• Spain, Cuba, Guam

• Guam, Puerto Rico, Philippines

• Cuba, Guam, Philippines

Who invented the telephone?

• Alexander Graham Bell

• Eli Whitney

• Albert Einstein

• Thomas Edison

Records were mass-produced after the phonograph was invented by which person?

• Clarence F. Birdseye

• Benjamin Banneker

• Thomas A. Edison

• Nikola Tesla

Cattle trails developed in the West when people realized cattle could be raised in the Great Plains. Most trails started in Texas and went north to railway lines. The Chisholm Trail was a famous cattle trail which started in Texas, and ended in which city?

• Denver

• Kansas City

• Abilene

• Sedalia

Nat Love was an African American cowboy in Texas at the turn of the 20th century. Which of the following best explains why many African Americans, like Nat Love, went to work as cowboys in the years after the Civil War?

• They were sold to Texas ranchers.

• They liked that Texas fought for the Union.

• They could own land in the West.

• They faced less discrimination in the West.

Historically, immigrants to the United States arrived mostly for which reason?

• There were better economic opportunities in the United States.

• The journey to the United States was very easy to make.

• The United States reminded people of their homeland.

• There were fewer laws about immigration in the United States.

Who is well known for his work in agriculture and science, especially for his experiments with peanuts?

• Booker T Washington

• Thomas Edison

• Henry Ford

• George Washington Carver