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- 1. Multiple Choice
Who made a contribution to telephones and communication?
George Washington Caver
Thomas Edison
Alexander Graham Bell
The Wright Brothers
- 2. Multiple Choice
__________________________ contributed to electrical power.
George Washington Caver
Thomas Edison
Alexander Graham Bell
The Wright Brothers
- 3. Multiple ChoiceThe main reason for the Spanish - American War was control over the country of _______.CubaPuerto RicoHaitiJamaica
- 4. Multiple ChoiceSpain ended up sinking which US boat?USS MaineUSS DelawareLusitaniaTitanic
- 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 President declared war on Spain?Theodore RooseveltWilliam McKinleyRobert E. LeeUlysses S. Grant
- 8. Multiple Choice
What was the purpose of the two trails marked on the above map?
To ship cotton from southern Texas to factories in the north.
To allow easy access to the Gulf of Mexico in order to ship goods.
To allow ranchers to move their cattle north to railroads which shipped cattle east.
To allow army troops in Texas to easily and quickly move north to help defend against attacks from American Indians.
- 9. Multiple Choice
Who were the Black Cowboys of Texas?
Ranchers
Cowboys from Texas
Settlers on the Great Plains
Former Slaves with valuable skills
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhich trail stretched from San Antonio and Abeline, Texas to Kansas?The Chisolm TrailThe Great Western Trail
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhat was Ellis Island?An amusement parkA prison centerAn immigration center in New YorkThe first capital of the United States
- 12. Multiple Choice
Most of the immigrants that came through Ellis Island were from
Asia
Mexico
Europe
Africa
- 13. Multiple ChoiceImmigrants came to America to escapereligious persecutionfaminepoor economiesall of the above
- 14. Multiple Choice
Who gave American's hope of flight?
Alexander Graham Bell
George Washington Carver
Thomas Edison
The Wright Brothers
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