Ch. 5.1A Lesson Review

Ch. 5.1A Lesson Review

Railroads and Washington State

Why Was a Transcontinental Railroad Needed?

• Transportation to lands won in the Mexican War

• Transportation to gold in CA

Multiple Choice

Which of the following reasons show why a railroad was needed to cross the country?

• to get to the gold in CA

• to get to land won in the Mexican war

• All of the above

Where Should the Route Go?

* 5 possible routes for first transcontinental railroad

*Isaac Stevens led the northern route...through Washington Territory

*More southern route chosen in the end

Multiple Choice

True or False --

"The most northern route for one of the possible transcontinental railroad route would go through Oregon only."

• True

• False

Northern Pacific Railroad

• 1883 Washington State became the terminus for a new transcontinental railroad

  • Railroad ended in Tacoma...went through Walla Walla too

  • Major influence on settlement AND business. How would this help settlement and business?

Multiple Select

Which of the following statements show how the transcontinental railroad in Washington affected life there?

• helped Centralia cause it ended there

• influenced settlement

• had an impact on businesses

How did the Railroad Get the Land to Build On?

• Government owned most the land out west

• Sold the land to private railroad companies

• Gave $$$ to companies based on how much track they laid

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is true about the building of the transcontinental railroad in Washington State?

• The federal government gave the land to the railroad companies for free

• The federal government paid every railroad company the same amount.

• The federal government owned most of the land out west before the railroads were built

How did the Transcontinental Railroad Impact Business?

• Lumber was needed

• Railroad let loggers go deeper into forests (why is this important)

• Railroad brought machines and workers (how would this impact business)

• Railroad lowered cost of transporting logs (why would this help business)

Multiple Choice

Which business benefited greatly from the transcontinental railroad being built in Washington State?

• logging

• businesses dealing with metal (metallurgy)

• all of the above

Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad

• Immigrant workers encouraged to move to USA

• Chinese and Irish workers paid small amount...did most dangerous work

Multiple Select

Which two immigrant groups got paid the least but did the most dangerous work?

• Irish and British men

• Irish and Chinese men

• Canadian and Chinese men

How did the Transcontinental Railroad Help Washington State?

• Built towns

• Brought Settlers

• Moved products east (i.e. coal)

• Allowed ideas to be shared

How does this map support the above details?

Multiple Choice

True or False --

"The transcontinental Railroad did not allow new ideas or settlers to be brought to Washington State."

• True

• False