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What were the names of the two brothers that invented a new form of transportation?
a) Bell
b) Carver
c) Wright
d) Edison

What invention by Thomas Edison allowed factory workers to work later at night?
a) Phonograph
b) Telephone
c) Telegraph
d) Light Bulb

George Washington Carver's work with peanuts and other products most positively impacted which section of the country?
a) Southwest
b) Northwest
c) Southeast
d) Northeast

What man-made structure was built to allow faster travel from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean?
a) Railroads
b) Atlanta Highway
c) Cattle Trail
d) Panama Canal

Who was the U.S. President during the Spanish-American War?
a) Theodore Roosevelt
b) William McKinley
c) Franklin D. Roosevelt
d) Andrew Johnson

Why did the Chisholm Trail, which started in Texas, END in Kansas?
a) The railroads were located in Kansas
b) There was more grass in Kansas for the cattle
c) The market for beef was larger in Kansas
d) They were tired.

Why did many African-American men leave the South and move west?
a) They could own land
b) They had more rights in the West
c) They were still being discriminated against in the South
d) The food was better there

Alexander Graham Bell's invention of the telephone differed from the telegraph in what main way?
a) It used wires
b) It used electricity
c) It could cross long distances
d) It allowed the sound of a person's voice

Which countries did the United States gain after winning the Spanish-American War?
a) Puerto Rico, the Phillippines, and Guam
b) Cuba, Guam, and Puerto Rico
c) The Phillippines, Cuba, and Guam
d) Puerto Rico, the Phillippines, and Cuba

The destruction of what U.S. battleship led to the Spanish-American War?
a) U.S.S. Arizona
b) U.S.S. Maine
c) U.S.S. Missouri
d) U.S.S. Mississippi

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