Abeka 4th Grade History Test 14
The purpose of the Spanish-American war was to set ________________ free from Spain.
Cuba
The first country to try to build the Panama Canal was_____________
France
Alaska and ___________ were the 49th and 50th states to join the Union.
Hawaii
To cross from the Atlantic to the Pacific without using the Panama Canal ships must sail around the tip of ___________
South America
Result of the Spanish-American war
Spain gave Cuba her freedom
Illinois
Springfield
Minnesota
St. Paul
Result of the Spanish-American war
The United States received several islands from Spain
Who led the Rough Riders up San Juan Hill during the Spanish-American war?
Theodore Roosevelt
In 1896, the discovery of gold in ______changed many American's minds about the value of this territory.
Alaska
William H. Seward urged the US government to purchase ___________
Alaska
During the Spanish-American War, the Admiral Dewey destroyed the Spanish fleet in _______________
Philippine Islands
South Dakota
Pierre
The country that sold Alaska to the US was_____________
Russia
Kansas
Topeka
Alaska is separated from continental US by the country of ___________
Canada
Who discovered Hawaii
Captain James Cook
Ohio
Columbus
Delaware
Dover
Indiana
Indianapolis
Michigan
Lansing
Arkansas
Little Rock
Wisconsin
Madison
Americans blamed the Spanish for the sinking of the _____________ just before the Spanish-American war began.
Maine
Result of the Spanish-American war
Other countries saw the US as a world power.
The United States gave the ownership of the Panama Canal to the country of _____________ in 2000.
Panama
William Gorgas was successful in destroying disease-carrying mosquitos in Cuba and ___________
Panama
Before the US purchased Alaska, it was called _______________
Russian America
The country that won the Spanish-American war was _____________
The United States