Lesson 14 Industrialization, Technology, and Environment

When did the transcontinental railroads arrive in the Pacific Northwest?

• 1900s

• 1880s

• 1860s

• 1780s

What was the population of Idaho, Oregon, and Washington in 1880?

• 5 million

• 2 million

• 1 million

• 283,000

What impact did the arrival of railroads have on the Northwest's integration into the global economy?

• It increased integration

• It decreased integration

• It isolated the region further

• It had no impact

What role did railroads play in the timber industry?

• They had a negative impact on the industry

• They increased timber production

• They decreased timber production

• They had no role

What technological innovation revolutionized the timber industry?

• Internal combustion engines

• Steam donkeys

• Iron chinks

• Ox and horse teams

Which state in the Pacific Northwest had a distinctive economic and political orientation due to its founding by farmers?

• Oregon

• Idaho

• Washington

• None of the above

What percentage of all salaries and wages in the Pacific Northwest did timber payrolls account for on the eve of World War One?

• 10%

• 25%

• 55%

• 40%

What new sense of limits began to operate on the Pacific Northwest in the late 19th century?

• Limits on transportation

• Limits on natural resources

• Limits on industrial production

• Limits on population growth

Who wrote the article 'Puget Sound' and when was it published?

• Edmund S. Meany in 1895

• Helen Hunt Jackson in 1883

• Ivan Doig in 1980

• Frederick Jackson Turner in 1890

What was the main message of Edmond S. Meany's promotion of Washington at the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893?

• The region's natural resources were finite

• The region's natural resources were vast and inexhaustible

• The region needed to import more manufactured goods

• The region needed to limit population growth