Ch. 5.2A Lesson Review

Ch. 5.2A Lesson Review

Immigrants to Washington State

Railroad and Immigration

• Agents from the railroad traveled throughout Europe spreading "the word"

• What might "the word" be?

• 1910 almost half of WA state population was born in another country OR their parents were

Multiple Choice

True or False --

"The railroad pulled people to Washington state for various reasons."

• True

• False

Kanaka -- Hawaiian Men

• Worked for Hudson's Bay Co.

• Would marry Native Americans

• What jobs would these men do?

Multiple Choice

Kanaka men were immigrants from _____________.

• Idaho

• Canada

• Hawaii

Irish Immigrants

• Left Ireland as a result of a famine

• Became farmers, wealthy businessmen, government jobs

• Looked for economic opportunity

• Why would they not just settle for labor jobs like most immigrants?

Multiple Choice

Irish immigrants wanted the chance to ________________

• make money

• continue building the railroad

• mine for gold in Washington

Chinese Immigrants

• Chinese government failing

• Looked for any kind of work

• Treated poorly...couldn't vote, paid poor, couldn't live next to Americans

• Why were the Chinese willing to settle for low paying jobs...as opposed to the Irish immigrants who weren't?

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is true of the Chinese immigrants in Washington State?

• Chinese immigrants only took high paying jobs

• Chinese immigrants were not allowed to live in white communities

• Chinese immigrants rarely did manual labor jobs

Japanese Immigrants

• Left Japan after a change in government style

• Took the place of Chinese immigrants

• worked mainly manual labor jobs

Multiple Choice

Japanese immigrants took the place of ____________ immigrants, after they were forced to leave the country.

• Irish

• Kanaka

• Chinese

Scandinavian Immigrants

• Norwegians, Swedes, Finns, Danish

• 12% of our pop. was from here in 1910

• farming, railroad, lumber, shipbuilding, fishing

Multiple Choice

Immigrants from the Scandinavian countries found work in.......

• farming

• fishing

• railroad

• all of the above

German Immigrants

• settled Palouse region

• developed E. Washington wheat industry

• German culture impacted American culture

• founded cities too

Multiple Choice

True or False

"German immigrants had little impact on Washington State."

• True

• False

Italian Immigrants

• Almost last immigrant group to our state

• Did mainly urban jobs

• Construction.....buildings, water and sewer

• Became wealthy