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Turn of the Century Gallery Walk

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the name of the group that was able to get jobs on ranches after the Civil War?

a)

Black Cowboys of Texas

b)

Immigrants

c)

Native Americans

2.

Who was the scientist that developed hundreds of new products using peanuts and sweet potatoes?

a)

Thomas Edison

b)

George Washington Carver

c)

Alexander Graham Bell

3.

What was the name of the man-made shortcut through Central America?

a)

Suez Canal

b)

Panama Canal

c)

St. Lawrence Seaway

4.

What was the name of the trail used to guide cattle north from San Antonio to Abilene, Kansas?

a)

Chisholm Trail

b)

Panama Canal

c)

Great Western Cattle Trail

5.

What was the first war that led to America becoming a major world power?

a)

Persian Gulf War

b)

Korean War

c)

Spanish-American War

6.

Who is the inventor of the telephone?

a)

Alexander Graham Bell

b)

Thomas Edison

c)

Wright Brothers

7.

What was the name of the trail used to guide cattle north to new railroad lines across the Great Plains?

a)

Chisholm Trail

b)

Panama Canal

c)

Great Western Cattle Trail

8.

Who was the US President during the construction of the Panama Canal?

a)

Theodore Roosevelt

b)

William McKinley

c)

Abraham Lincoln

9.

Immigrants came to _________ when they arrived in the United States.

a)

Panama Canal

b)

Ellis Island

c)

Miami, Florida

10.

Which men took the first powered flight in an airplane that they made themselves?

a)

Edison & Bell

b)

Wright Brothers

c)

William Brothers

11.

George Washington Carver found many uses for _______.

a)

coffee

b)

peanuts

c)

wax

12.

Who was the man who invented the first light bulb?

a)

Alexander Graham Bell

b)

Theodore Roosevelt

c)

Thomas Edison

13.

Who was the President during the Spanish-American War?

a)

William McKinley

b)

Theodore Roosevelt

c)

Andrew Jackson

14.

Most immigrants came from which continent?

a)

Africa

b)

Europe

c)

Asia

15.

The Spanish American War was caused by the sinking of which battleship?

a)

USS Arizona

b)

USS Georgia

c)

USS Maine