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Turn of the century
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Cattle Trails | Trails that led longhorn cattle north from Texas to railheads. |
| Vaqueros | Mexican Cowhands |
| What did Vaqueros do? | Taught others how to herd cattle on horseback. |
| African American men were able to find work as? | Cowboys |
| What is the price of cattle in Texas? | $4.00 each |
| What is the price of cattle East and North? | $40.00 each |
| The cattle supply in Texas is High or Low? | High |
| The cattle supply east and north is High or Low? | Low |
| What did people want cattle for? | beef and leather |
| Was the cattle demand low or high in Texas? | Low |
| Was the cattle demand low or high east and north? | High |
| Did people move north or south to find better paying jobs? | North |
| Thomas Edison | invented the electric light bulb which made electricity available and affordable. |
| Alexander Graham Bell | invented the telephone |
| The Wright Brothers | "First in Flight" the first to fly an airplane. |
| Where was the first airplane flew? | Kitty Hawk, North Carolina |
| George Washington Carver | inventor of products made from peanuts; helped farmers in the south with new crops. |
| Who declared war on Spain? | President William McKinley |
| Spanish-American war | The US showed the world how powerful it was becoming after adding Hawaii and Alaska as new territories. Spain controlled only Cuba, Puerto Rico, guam, and Philipine Islands. Newspapers blamed Spain; America went to war with Spain; Spain Surrendered. |
| What territories did Spain give the US? | Puerto Rico, Guam, and Philippines |
| Reasons immigrants came to America? | Looking for work and a better life. |
| Reasons immigrants came to America? | To escape persecution (unfair treatment or punishment) |
| Reason immigrants came to America? | Greater political freedom |
| Where were the immigrants from? | ASIA and EUROPE |
| Did Asian immigrants face more prejudice than European immigrants? | YES |
| President Theodore Roosevelt | built a canal |
| How long did it take for the canal to be completed? | 10 years |
| Economics | the study of the way people use resources to meet needs |
| Consumer | a person who buys or uses goods, resources, and services |
| Division of Labor | when a worker performs only one part of a large task |
| worker specialization | workers specializing in only one part of the job |
| Grand Canyon | located in Arizona |
| Mojave Desert | located in California |
| Pittsburgh, PA | Production of Steel |
| Kitty Hawk, NC | First Flight by the Wright Brothers |
| Chisholm Trail and Great Western Trail | Trails that led cattle to be moved from one place to another. |
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