A State of Growth Obj 1

Railroads from what 2 locations eventually connected in Washington?

• Great Lakes to Puget Sound

• Chicago to Seattle

• Salt Lake City to Spokane

• Chicago to Portland

How did James Hill pay for the Great Northern Railroad?

• by selling stock

• by getting land grants for the United States government

• by selling land to homesteaders and real estate developers

• by building an airport

True or False: The growth of the railroads contributed to the economic development of the state and nation.

• false

• true

True or False: The Northern Pacific Railroad and the Great Northern Railroad connect Washington to the rest of the country.

• false

• true

True or false: The US government did not provide any sort of loan or grant to help build the transcontinental railroad.

• false

• true

How did railroads help bring immigrants to the United States and to Washington?

• radio promotions

• individual invitations

• The railroad companies sold American land to people overseas.

Which industry benefited the most from the growth of the railroads?

• The textile industry

• the lumber industry

• the fishing industry

• the whaling industry

Which two groups of people immigrated to the United States to work for the railroad companies?

• the Japanese and the Chinese

• the Italians and the Chinese

• the Germans and the Chinese

• the Chinese and the Irish

How did the completion of the Northern Pacific rail-line change the journey from back east to Washington?

• from 16 days to 5 days

• from 5 months to 5 days

• from 12 months to 5 days

Why didn't the first transcontinental train line go all the way to the east coast?

• the railroad companies ran out of resources

• the railroad companies ran out of money

• railway lines already existed on the east coast that could be used