Study Guide: Turn of the Century

Here is the Social Studies Study Guide for the Assessment December 8th.  The answers can be found here:  Download Turn of the Century Study Guide with answers

America at the Turn of the Century Study Guide

 

SS5H3 The student will describe how life changed in America at the turn of the century.

1. Describe the role of the cattle trails in the late 19th century; include the Black Cowboys of Texas, the Great Western Cattle Trail, and the Chisholm Trail.
2. Describe the impact on American life of the Wright brothers (flight), George Washington Carver (science), Alexander Graham Bell (communication), and Thomas Edison (electricity).
3. Explain how William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt expanded America’s role in the world; include the Spanish-American War and the building of the Panama Canal.
4. Describe the reasons people emigrated to the United States, from where they emigrated, and where they settled.
5. Describe the impact of westward expansion on Native Americans; include the Battle of the Little Bighorn and the relocation of Native Americans to reservations.

Key Vocabulary:

 

1. Homestead Act –
2. Imperialism-
3. ethnic group –
4. immigrant –
5. displacement  -
6. emigration –
7. persecution –
8. tenement –

Explain the role of the following groups of people during Westward Expansion:

1. Immigrants –
2. Farmers/Homesteaders –
3. Ranchers/Cowboys  --
4. African Americans  --
5. Rough Riders

During the Westward Expansion, there were conflicts between different groups of people.  Some were resolved and some were not.  Tell how the following groups interacted with each other in a negative way.

1. Cowboys vs. Homesteaders
2. Homesteaders vs. Native Americans

Study Guide Questions:

1. How did new methods of communication impact the growth of industry?

 

 2. How did the invention of the light bulb affect manufacturing?

 

 3. What were factors that motivated immigrants to leave their home countries and move to the United States?

 

 4. How did immigrants contribute to the culture and economy of the United States?

 

 5. Why were cattle trails formed?  What were they used for? (think about economy)

 

People to Know:

Alexander Graham Bell
Thomas Edison
George Washington Carver
Wright Brothers
Theodore Roosevelt
William McKinley
George Custer
Black Cowboys of Texas

Comments

[Cassie Quesenberry]

http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/immigration/ An immigration website we explored some in class! Some of the students wanted to have some more time to explore!