Ch 11: Nation Grows & Prospers Flashcards
What was the land set aside by the government for the Indian tribes?
Reservations
Who built the first mechanical reaper?
Cyrus McCormick
How did the mechanical reaper benefit farmers on the plains?
Explain to Mom or Dad
What conflict arose between the farmers and cattle ranchers? How was it resolved?
Free range cattle trampled and ate the farmers’ crops on the farmers’ lands. Ranchers soon realized that they must fence in large pastures to allow the cattle to graze on the ranchers’ lands.
Explain the Homestead Act. What occurred every time the government made more land available for settlement?
It provided 160 acres of land to any family that settled in designated areas. This led to a land rush every time the government made more land available.
Who were three of America’s most famous evangelists in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s?
Billy Sunday, Dwight L. Moody, Charles Finney
Who controlled much of America’s steel industry in the late 19th century?
Andrew Carnegie
Who controlled much of America’s oil industry in the late 19th century?
John D. Rockefeller
What brought many immigrants to America in the 19th century?
our heritage of freedom and our free economic system
How did revivals affect the American people in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s?
Explain to Mom or Dad
What is an immigrant?
a person who comes into a new country to live
Who invented the first successful steam-driven boat?
Robert Fulton
What is the system of dots and dashes used to tap out letters of the alphabet and numbers over telegraph wires? Who invented it?
Morse Code
Samuel Morse
Who invented the telephone?
Alexander Graham Bell
Who is considered the greatest inventor of all time?
Thomas Edison
What is progress and how do inventions contribute to it?
The process of improvement, and inventions improve our way of life
Who made the automobile affordable?
Henry Ford
Who invented the traffic signal?
Garrett A. Morgan
Who invented the airplane? Which one of them flew first?
Orville and Wilbur Wright
Orville flew first
Who launched the first successful liquid-fueled rocket ever built?
Robert Goddard
How did the assembly line make cars more affordable?
It reduced the work time needed to manufacture the car from a few days to a couple of hours
What was the title and name of the man who urged our government to buy Russian America?
Secretary of State William Seward
What two crops did Americans go to Hawaii to raise?
pineapple and sugar cane
What was the American ship that mysteriously sank off the coast of Cube?
USS Maine
What was the group of Americans who were led by Teddy Roosevelt and played an important role in the Battle of San Juan Hill?
Rough Riders
How and when did the Alaska Purchase first prove to be profitable?
during the Alaskan Gold Rush of 1896
Name the two results of the Spanish American War.
Spain gave Cuba her freedom, and ceded the Philippines, Guam and Puerto Rico to the US in exchange for $20 million
Who was James A. Garfield?
20th President of the US, the last to be born in a log cabin, the fourth to die in office and the second to be assassinated
What nickname is given to the US because so many immigrants have made their home here and added their influence to the country?
melting pot
Who discovered the Hawaiian Islands?
Captain James Cook
What was the largest land rush?
Oklahoma Land Rush
Who destroyed a fleet of Spanish ships during the Spanish-American War?
Admiral George Dewey
Who was Jan Erst Metzeliger?
Inventor of the first shoe-lasting machine
Who was Norbert Rillieux?
Inventor of a sugar-refining process which greatly reduced the cost to refine sugar
Who was Granville T. Woods?
an inventor who invented various things, including a telegraph device for communication between moving trains and train stations, and automatic air brakes
What famous Westerner was a Pony Express rider, an army scout and an Indian fighter?
Buffalo Bill Cody
Who was an Indian scout and town marshal known for his courage and good reputation?
Wild Bill Hickok
What was the name of the first successful steamboat?
the Clermont
