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