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- 1. Multiple Choice
The Spanish-American war was the United States fighting which country?SpainCubaItalyGreat Britain - 2. Multiple ChoiceThe main reason for the Spanish - American War was control over the country of _______.CubaPuerto RicoHaitiJamaica
- 3. Multiple ChoiceThe reason for high cattle prices in the East was___________.low demandhigh supplyhigh demand
- 4. Multiple ChoiceThe reason cattle were cheap in Texas was because of ______________.high supplylow supplyhigh demand
- 5. Multiple ChoiceThe Great Western Trail took cattle _____________.EastSouthNorth
- 6. Multiple ChoiceThe Panama Canal connects which two bodies of water?Atlantic/IndianPacific/AtlanticPacific/IndianAtlantic/Artic
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhat country did Cuban rebels want to gain independence from?United StatesMexicoSpainGreat Britain
- 8. Multiple ChoiceHe invented the telephone in 1876 in Boston, MassachusettsThomas EdisonAlexander Graham BellGeorge Washington CarverThe Wright Brothers
- 9. Multiple ChoiceHe invented the electric light bulb in 1879 at his laboratory in New Jersey called Menlo Park.Thomas EdisonAlexander Graham BellGeorge Washington CarverThe Wright Brothers
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWho invented the first airplane that could successfully hold a human and an engine in 1903.Alexander Graham BellThomas EdisonGeorge Washington CarverThe Wright Brothers
- 11. Multiple ChoiceHow did Alexander Graham Bell change the world?He helped Southern Farmers live a better lifeHe made it a lot easier for people to travelHe made it easier for people to communicateHe made it easier to work at night and increased the amount of work that a person could do in a day.
- 12. Multiple ChoiceHow did Thomas Edison change the world?He made it easier to work at night and increased the amount of work that a person could do in a dayHe made it a lot easier for people to communicateHe made it a lot easier for people to travel.He helped southern farmers live a better life
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhere was the first flightKitty Hawk, North CarolinaFort Sumter, South CarolinaCharlotte, North CarolinaCharleston, South Carolina
- 14. Multiple ChoiceCarver invented over 300 uses for which plant?The peanut plant.The tomato plant.The cabbage plant.
- 15. Multiple Choice
What was one reason the black cowboys went west?
They had less discrimination in the east.
They faced less discrimination in the west.
They went to buy cattle.
- 16. Multiple Choice
_______________ invented plastics, dyes, medicines, and fertilizer from sweet potatoes and peanuts.
Alexander Graham Bell
Thomas Edison
George Washington Carver
- 17. Multiple Choice
Why were the cattle drives eliminated at the end of the 1800's?
There were more railroads throughout the west.
The railroads stopped shipping cattle to the east
There were no more cattle to ship
- 18. Multiple Choice
Which territories did the U.S. gain after the Spanish American War?
Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guam
Puerto Rico, Cuba, Phillipines
Puerto Rico, Guam, Spain
Puerto Rico, Philippines, Guam
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