Name;____________________________ Date:__________________________
America at the Turn of the Century
The late 1800s through the early 1900s gave America many inventions that are still
used today. The following is a list of a few of those inventions.
Timeline of Inventions
1876-77: ___________________________invents the
_______________________.
1878: Thomas Edison invents the ____________________
.
1879: Edison invents the first practical ________________.
+1880s: The first electric trolley (or streetcar) is introduced
in________________, ____________..
1899: Wright Brothers design the first ________________.
1901: Hubert Booth invents the _____________________.
1906: William _____________ invents Corn Flakes.
1914: George Washington Carver shares his ________
inventions using _________________
.
With an insatiable curiosity and keen knowledge of chemistry and physics, Carver continued his
research with the peanut. By separating the fats, oils, gums, resins and sugars, he went on to find
many uses for the peanut. In fact, he developed more than 300 new uses for the humble legume.
Food products ranged from peanut lemon punch, chili sauce, caramel, peanut sausage,
mayonnaise and coffee. Cosmetics included face powder, shampoo, shaving cream and hand
lotion. Insecticides, glue, charcoal, rubber, nitroglycerine, plastics and axle grease are just a few
of the many valuable peanut products discovered by Dr. Carver.
Name:____________________________
Date:______________________________
America at the Turn of the Century
William McKinley became president of the United States in 1897. In
1901, President McKinley was assassinated, and Theodore Roosevelt
became president. Both presidents participated in events that changed
the United States. These events include the Spanish-American War
and the building of the Panama Canal.
William McKinley became president
in_____________________. He was responsible
for getting the U.S. involved in the
________________________
___________________________________
____________The Spanish-American War began
when ______________ wanted its independence
from _____________. Spain did not want to give
up control.

The United States asked Spain to
___________________ fix the problem in
Cuba. Spain ____________________ to
grant Cuba _______________________.

The United States grew _______________
with Spain when the U.S.
battleship ___________ blew up and sank
in the _________________ Harbor in
Cuba. It was believed that the
_______________ were responsible.

The United States soon saw an opportunity
to gain more land in the
_________________
______________________. There were
islands in the Pacific controlled by
________________. If the U.S. went to
__________with Spain, it could possibly
win those territories. This would be great
for _________ interests because it would
improve relations with
______________. The U.S. needed a good
relationship with China to do
_______________ Having American
territory close to China would make trading
much ___________.

McKinley sent a message to
____________________on April 11, 1898,
asking for permission to get involved in
the_________________.

Spain declared ______________ on the
U.S. on April 24, 1898.

The United States _________ the war, and
Cuba gained _______________________
from ______________.

The United States gained ___________l of
the Spanish territories of Guam, Puerto
Rico, and the____________________. This
is when the United States became a world
_________________________________..
Theodore Roosevelt was William
McKinley's_________________________. He
became president in 1901 when McKinley
was_______________________. He was
responsible for America's construction of
the______________________
___________________.

Roosevelt believed in making the United
States a very _________________country.

In order to be on top, the U.S. needed a
strong _____________.Therefore, he
began to build up the U.S.____________.

The navy did not have an
_____________way to get from the
______________Ocean to the __________
Ocean because ships had to sail all the way
around__________________________.

Roosevelt decided to construct the Panama
Canal in order to provide the navy with a
way to travel from ocean to ocean.
America at the Turn of the Century
In the 1800s, the cattle industry became very important to the West. Cattle drives began when
people in the East wanted to eat more beef. The cattle were raised in Texas, but needed to be
driven north along well established trails to the railroads in Kansas. Trails like the Chisholm
Trail and the Great Western Cattle Trail were important routes which ran from Texas to
Kansas.
Cattle Trails

The _______________Trail and the
_______________________Cattle Trail were famous
cattle trails which started in Texas and ended
in_____________________.

People in the Eastern United States started eating more
___________in the late 1800s. This meant they needed
a way to get the cattle from the ____________in
Texas. Texas didn't have any___________________ at
this time, so people had to take the cattle to
________________in Kansas. A railhead is an
_________ _____________for a railroad.

Cowboys

People in charge of ___________________the cattle
from Texas to Kansas were called
_________________.

After the __________________, African Americans
began going west where they would face less
_____________________.Though there was still
________________ in the West, and many African
Americans were able to find jobs as
___________________.

Some African American cowboys even
became_______________. ____________
_____________is an example of a famous African
American cowboy. A former ________________, he
headed ____________ once he got his freedom, and
was known for his skill in handling the___________.
Native Americans

As __________________ moved out West, Native
Americans were _______________ off their lands. The
U.S. government came up with a
_____________________ to this problem by starting
Native American ________________. These were
______________ of land set aside for the Native
Americans while the settlers took over more land out
West.

Many ____________ took place as a result of the
land____________.The first conflicts began in the 1600s
and until the late_____________.

One of the major wars includes the Battle
of_____________ ____________________. This battle
was fought between the U.S. 7th Cavalry, led by General
George Armstrong______________, and the LakotaCheyenne, led by_________________ _______. It was
fought in 1876 in Montana, and it was a great victory for
the___________________.

The _____________ _______________Massacre
occurred in 1890 between the U.S. 7th Cavalry and the
Lakota Sioux. The leader of the Sioux, _______________
____________, had just been killed, and tensions were
high. This battle left more than _______ Lakota dead. It
marks the ________armed conflict between the Lakota
and the U.S.