Pres. Roosevelt believed that a _______ linking the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans would help America
canal
Spain ceded Guam, the Philippines, and Puerto Rico to ___ after the Spanish American War
United States
Which ship blew up in the Havana Cuban Harbor?
USS Maine
Who was president during the Spanish American War?
William McKinley
Who built the Panama Canal
Theodore Roosevelt
five million head of cattle were moved along the _______ in the late 1800s
Chisholm Trail
The Wright Brothers flew the first airplane in ______________ North Carolian
Kitty Hawk
Who was president of the US during the building of the Panama Canal?
Theodore Roosevelt
a person that goes to a new country to live
immigrant
What is a reason people immigrated to the US?
to escape war, for religious freedom, for political freedom, jobs, better life
Who invented the telephone?
Alexander Graham Bell
Why was the Panama Canal built?
clear access to world trade and for military reasons
What exploded in the Havana Cuba Harbor?
USS MAINE
a person who is not in the military
civilian
