Unit 3 Social Studies Assessment

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US takeover of Panama Canal construction reason

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to improve trade between the Atlantic and Pacific coasts

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Davey, a Texas rancher in the late 1800s, faces low local demand for cattle. He learns East Coast cities pay high prices for beef. What incentive does he have?

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Move his cattle along cattle trails to major rail lines for shipment.

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Importance of the Panama Canal to US global influence:

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Provided quick US Navy access between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans to protect interests.

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Importance of the Panama Canal to Roosevelt's goal:

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Provided quick US Navy access between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans to protect interests.

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Cattle drivers on the Chisholm Trail post-Civil War traveled through which states?

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Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas

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Historic phone call on Oct 9, 1876, over 2 miles; 1915 call over 3,400 miles. Who was the inventor?

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Alexander Graham Bell

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Center of US steel industry in the 19th century due to nearby iron and coal: city Y

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city Y

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Pull factor for Chinese immigrants in the late 1800s settling in California and the West.

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Opportunity to earn money through gold mining and railroad construction.

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Black Cowboys of 19th-century Texas are associated with:

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cattle drives from Texas and across the Great Plains.

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Under McKinley, the U.S. gained territories from

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Spain