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Why did cattle ranchers send their cattle to the North and
East?
They could sell their cattle there for more money!
Supply and demand is what drove cattle drives. What is
demand?
The amount of something that people want to buy at certain
prices.
Name 2 reasons why cattle drives ended.
1. Barbed wire2. No more grass3. More railroads
4. Freezing temperatures
When the supply of an item increases, the price
__________________
Decreases
What was the name of the freed slaves who became cowboys and
worked on the cattle trails?
Why did they want to work on the cattle trails?
Black cowboys
They were treated equally and they had opportunities to earn more
money.
Who improved the electric light bulb?
Thomas Edison
This man solved a huge problem for farmers by introducing crop
rotation.
George Washington Carver
This man helped American businesses by creating an
invention that allowed people to communicate between different
floors in one building.
Alexander Graham Bell
George Washington Carver had to come up with over 300
______________ products after telling farmers to grow them.
Peanuts
These inventors changed the way Americans traveled.
The Wright Brothers
How did the inventions of the time period affect businesses?
People could work faster and complete more jobs.
Which invention made it possible for factories to stay
open at night?
The electric light bulb
What is a business in which people own shares of the
company?
Corporation
A company that has no competition is called a _______________
Monoploy
Name 2 things that labor unions wanted for people?
1. Better pay2. 8 hour work days
3. Better working conditions4. No children working in factories
Name 1 reason immigrants decided to leave their countries.
1. Escape war or persecution2. Political freedom
3. Religious freedom4. A better life for their family
Immigrants brought their own ________ and _________ with them to the United
States.
Languages and customs
Name the 2 immigration stations that immigrants went through when
entering the U.S.
Where were they located?
Ellis Island in New York Harbor and
Angel Island in San Francisco Bay.
Chinese immigrants came through ____________ Island, and they
faced more _____________ than European immigrants.
Angel
Prejudices
Name 2 difficulties immigrants faced when they arrived to
America.
1. They worked in dangerous factories.2. They worked long hours for little
pay.3. They lived in tenements.4. They faced prejudices from people
who felt they were stealing their jobs.
What do we call a system of trains used to
move people around cities?
Rapid transit
If workers decide that they are not being
treated fairly, they can go on ___________.
Strike
Thousands of people moved to _____________ in search of
gold, but they found lots of fish, forest, and minerals instead.
Alaska
News stories that exaggerate the truth to attract readers is called
____________ ________________
Yellow Journalism
What was built to shorten the trip from the east coast of the
U.S. to the west coast?
The Panama Canal
