Turn of the Century Vocabulary

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The first cattle trail that began in San Antonio, TX and ended in Abilene, KS

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Chisholm Trail

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The trail that went from Bandera, TX to Dodge City, KS. It was used to guide cattle north to new railroad lines across the Great Plains.

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The Great Western Trail

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Men who were able to get jobs in Texas after the Civil War (most were former slaves): Wright Brothers, Freedmen's Bureau, Black Cowboys, Panama Canal

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Black Cowboys

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Two men who took the first powered flight in an airplane they made themselves

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Wright Brothers

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African-American scientist who developed hundreds of products from peanuts and sweet potatoes.

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George Washington Carver

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The inventor of the first lightbulb

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Thomas Edison

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The inventor of the telephone

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Alexander Graham Bell

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25th President of the US - was President during the Spanish-American War

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William McKinley

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The war that led to America becoming a world power, United States gained 3 new territories: Guam, Puerto Rico, and Philippines

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Spanish American War

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26th President of the United States - was President during construction of the Panama Canal

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Theodore Roosevelt