Washington State History Ch. 3

Front

What is one effect of railroads on Washington?

Back

They helped change small communities into cities.

Front

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

Back

It connected Washington on the Pacific coast with places on the Atlantic coast.

Front

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

Back

They were paid less than American-born workers.

Front

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

Back

It made it faster and easier to transport people and products throughout the country.

Front

What major argument have nativists in the past and present used as a basis to restrict immigration to the United States?

Back

Immigrants take jobs from American citizens.

Front

What caused thousands of immigrants to move to Washington as the lumber and coal industries in the state grew? Options: construction of roads, construction of railroads, exploration over the Cascades, exploration of Great Lakes to Puget Sound

Back

construction of railroads

Front

What was the primary purpose of the Chinese Exclusion Act?

Back

to keep Chinese workers from entering the country

Front

This forms the western border of Washington State

Back

Pacific Ocean

Front

True or False: Washington state’s geography has many mountains, rivers and coastlines.

Back

True

Front

Which nation shares the northern border Washington State?

Back

Canada