Chapter 3 Test Review

Front

A booster is a person who

Back

helps or supports something

Front

To exploit someone means to

Back

take advantage of them

Front

Provisions are supplies of food, drinks and equipment for a journey. True or False?

Back

True

Front

What is the definition of reluctant?

Back

to not want to do something

Front

A rival is

Back

a person competing with another person

Front

Which is the best definition for urbanization?

Back

a transformation from a countryside to a city

Front

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

Back

It connected Washington State with cities on the East side of the United States.

Front

Which of the following is true about the Chinese and Irish workers who helped build the railroad?
Options:
They were given free money to buy land.
They received fair wages compared to the white Americans.
They were welcomed by Americans.
They were paid less than American-born workers.

Back

They were paid less than American-born workers.

Front

Which immigrant group left their country because of starvation and settled mostly in Boston, New York and Philadelphia?

Back

Irish

Front

Which immigrant group escaped food shortages, strict laws, and political problems to take on jobs in fishing and dairy farming? Carl Hanson also founded the White River Lumber/Shingle Company.

Back

Scandinavian