Chapter 5 Pearson 4th Grade California after statehood

In the mid 1800's there were no railroads or telegraph wires to California. This made communication between California and the East

• very easy

• very difficult

Which changed communication by sending messages electronically?

• the Transcontinental Railroad

• the Pony express

• the telegraph

• the airplane

Chinese immigrants laid railroad tracks through the Sierra Nevada

• True

• False

How were Buffalo affected because of the transcontinental railroad?

• Buffalo were hunted in large numbers

• Buffalo were able to use the railroad to travel the country

• Buffalo found new places to live

• Buffalo were disturbed by the train noises

After the Gold Rush ended, many miners became farmers and

• the grizzly bears took over

• people left California

• factories opened

• many farms were started

The agricultural industry grew in California because fruits and vegetables could be

• processed and canned

• eaten

• destroyed

• given to buffalo

Why did California create water systems for people?

• so that it floods in the spring

• so there is enough water in places where not enough rain falls

• for hydraulic mining

• so fish can swim all year

Who fought Chinese segregation in public schools in California?

• Biddy Mason

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• Leland Stanford

• Mary Tape

Which of the following is NOT true about the Pony Express

• it last about one year

• it allowed people to communicate quicker

• it was faster than the telegraph

• people road horseback to deliver mail long distances

Who were the "Big Four"?

• powerful men that owned the Central Pacific Railroad

• government officials

• immigrants from China

• they invented the telegraph