Georgia standard · Social Studies

`SS5H1`Turn-of-Century American Life

Describe how life changed in America at the turn of the century.

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Expectations

SS5H1.a
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.
SS5H1.b
Describe the impact on American life of the Wright brothers (flight), George Washington Carver (science), Alexander Graham Bell (communication), and Thomas Edison (electricity).
SS5H1.c
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.
SS5H1.d
Describe the reasons people immigrated to the United States, from where they emigrated, and where they settled.

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