Turn of the Century Word Scramble
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| Term | Definition |
| westward expansion | the nation continued to grow and needed more property, so the government decided to send people westward |
| cattle trail | a trail over which cattle were driven to market |
| Chisholm Trail | a cattle trail from that ran from San Antonio, Texas to Abilene, Kansas |
| Great Western Cattle Trail | a cattle and horse trail that ran from Texas up to the Dakotas to meet the railroads to have them shipped to the east |
| black cowboys | African-Americans, some that were former slaves, that chose to work on cattle ranches after the civil war |
| Wright Brothers | made the first powered flight in an airplane |
| George Washington Carver | created products from sweet potatoes and peanuts and also made contributions to crop rotation (growing different crops and switching each season) |
| Alexander Graham Bell | invented the telephone which increased communication among people all over the world |
| Thomas Edison | the light bulb is his most famous invention, but he had over 1,000 patents that included movie film cameras and the phonogragh (record player) |
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