Chapter 3 Knowledge Check

How did people who were successful during the Klondike Gold Rush affect Seattle?

• They helped improve the city’s economy by opening new businesses.
• They encouraged others to go to the Klondike in search of gold.
• They overran the city and destroyed public property.
• They convinced the railroads to add more train stations.

What is one effect of railroads on Washington?

• They led to the growth of rural areas and shrinking of cities.
• They helped change small communities into cities.
• They caused farming to be replaced by other industries entirely.
• They brought about modern technology such as electricity.

Why was a transcontinental railroad important to the growth of Washington?

• It connected Washington on the Pacific coast with places on the Atlantic coast.
• It cut the state in half, creating two different economies.
• It meant that settled land would be given to the railroads.
• It provided the last stop for the railroad.

Which of the following is true about the Chinese and Irish workers who helped build the railroads?

• They were welcomed by Americans.
• They were given loans and land grants.
• They received fair wages for the work they did.
• They were paid less than American-born workers.

How did Washington and the entire country benefit from the distribution network formed by the Northern Pacific Railroad and other railroads?

• It freed up Native American lands so white settlers could build homes.
• It encouraged people to leave their jobs to begin new careers in the railroad industry.
• It made it faster and easier to transport people and products throughout the country.
• It made it possible for corporations to form and raise money for new industries.

What caused thousands of immigrants to move to Washington as the lumber and coal industries in the state grew?

• construction of roads
• construction of railroads
• exploration over the Cascades
• exploration of Great Lakes to Puget Sound

Which two Washington industries benefited greatly from the railroads?

• Coal
• Solar
• Electronics
• Lumber
• Fishing

What was the primary purpose of the Chinese Exclusion Act?

• to offer land grants to Chinese immigrants working on the railroad
• to provide funds for Chinese immigrants to enter the country
• to prevent Chinese families from practicing their traditions
• to keep Chinese workers from entering the country

What does the word 'Urbanization' mean for this period of history?

• Transformation of small communities into large cities.
• To supply goods to stores and business in many places
• To give money to a project and make money if it is successful.
• To move from ones own country in order to settle another.

How did the building of railroads in the late 1800's affect Washington State?