Ch. 5.1A Game Review

Which of the following was a reason to begin work on a transcontinental railroad?

• gold found in CA

• set up a faster way to reach land won in the Mexican War

• all of the above

_______________ led the group that mapped a possible transcontinental route that would end in Washington Territory.

• Isaac Stevens

• George Washington Bush

• Secretary of War Davis

The Northern Pacific Railroad put its terminus in _______________.

• Walla Walla

• Tacoma

• Seattle

How did the railroad influence Washington State?

(select ALL the statements that answer the question)

• it brought new ideas into our state

• sold unused land to settlers

• shipped produce to the east

• brought in new ideas

How did the railroad help the lumber and metal-making industries?

• lumber and metal were needed to create the tracks for the trains

• it allowed trucks to get to the wood more easily

• it did not affect those industries

How did the railroad companies get the land and $$$ needed to build the transcontinental railroad?

• They danced a jig and baked pies for money

• the federal government sold land to them and gave loans & grants

• they saved up the money to buy the land

Which of the below statements is true?

• Chinese and Irish immigrant workers got paid the most.

• Chinese and Irish immigrant workers helped to plan where the tracks would be laid.

• Chinese and Irish immigrant workers got the most dangerous jobs.

What would railroad companies do with the land that they did not use?

• Kept it for a rainy day

• Sold it to farmers/settlers

• Sold it back to the government