Test 9 - Chapter 10-11; Map Mastery 13-14 Flashcards
Who invented the gas mask?
Garrett A. Morgan
Who invented the electric light bulb?
Thomas Edison
Who invented the mechanical reaper?
Cyrus McCormick
Who invented the steamboat?
Robert Fulton
Who invented the telephone?
Alexander Graham Bell
Who invented the airplane?
Wilbur and Orville Wright
Who invented the produced Model T?
Henry Ford
What law gave 160 acres of land to families settling parts of the West?
Homestead Act
What are sections of land set aside by the government for Indian tribes called?
reservations
The system of dots and dashes used to send messages over the telegraph is called…
Morse Code
The man who developed the assembly line method of production was whom?
Henry Ford
Who organized American’s oil industry?
John D. Rockefeller
Who invented the telegraph?
Samuel Morse
What did Russian America eventually become?
Alaska
What territory became our 50th state?
Hawaii
Who was the leader of the Rough Riders?
Theodore Roosevelt
“Remember the Maine” became the slogan during what war?
Spanish-American War
Why was the battle of Vicksburg important?
The Union Army cut the South in two by gaining control of the Mississippi River
The first battle of the Civil War began where in 1861?
Ft. Sumner
The turning point of the Civil War was the Battle of what?
Gettysburg
One of the most famous leaders of the Underground Railroad was who?
Harriet Tubman
The general who became commander of all Union in armies in 1864?
Ulysses S. Grant
The Union’s ironclad ship was called what?
Monitor
President Lincoln’s announcement that all slaves would be considered free in any state fighting against the Union was…
the Emancipation Proclamation
The Union general whose “march to the sea” hastened the end of the war
William T. Sherman
For what is D.L. Moody famous?
He was America’s most famous evangelist during the 19th century
The capital of the Confederate states
Richmond, VA
For what accomplishment is Clara Burton best remembered?
She founded the America Red Cross
The president of the Confederacy
Jefferson Davis
To carry mail across the United States quickly this began to operate in 1860 and continued for 19 months.
the Pony Express
What happened in Appomattox Courthouse, VA, on April 9, 1865?
Lee surrendered to Grant
What is John Wilkes Booth remembered for?
He shot President Lincoln
The 16th United States President was who?
Abraham Lincoln
For what accomplishment is Booker T. Washington remembered?
He founded Tuskegee Institute
Whose lab was known as “God’s Little Workshop”?
George Washington Carver’s
A decision that tries to satisfy both sides of an argument?
compromise
The system of escape routes and hiding places that developed in the mid-1800’s to help slaves flee to freedom
Underground Railroad
What two important issues were settled by the Civil War?
Before the war, some states believed that since they voluntarily joined the Union, they could leave when they chose. Other states believed the Union could not be divided. The Civil War settled that argument; no state could leave the Union. The second important issue was that of slavery. The end of the Civil War also brought about the end of slavery.
Know these locations
Baffin Island, Davis Straight, Island of Newfoundland, Greenland, Victoria Island, Great Lakes, Vancouver Island, Hawaiian Islands, Hudson Strait, Ellesmere Island,
