Railroads Ch. 3 WSH & G

Transcontinental Railroad means...

• A railway line that connected the east and west coasts of the United States.
• A railway line that connected the moon and Mars.
• A railway line that connected Europe and Asia.
• A railway line that connected the north and south poles.

Who was the Captain in the Civil War who was asked to travel to the West to search for a practical route for the railroad through the Cascade mountains?

• Captain John Smith
• Captain William Clark
• Captain James Cook
• Captain George B. McClellan

Name the first two railroads in Washington state.

• Northern Pacific Railroad

• Central Pacific Railroad

• Great Northern Railroad

• Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad

Does a land grant or financial grant need to be paid back to the granting company?

• Yes

• No

Many of the first immigrants to Washington state came from...

• Japan

• China

• Ireland

• Hawaii

Which two immigrants were largely thought responsible for building the Transcontinental Railroad.

• Japanese

• Irish

• Chinese

• Hawaiians

What is a nativist?

• A nativist is someone who believes that immigrants should be welcomed into the United States even though they weren't born here.

• A nativist is someone who believes that immigrants should not be welcomed into the United States even though they weren't born here.

Which city in Washington was instrumental in supplying provisions to Klondike Stampeders?

• Seattle

• Tacoma

• Yakima

• Spokane

What is the name of the city that popped up to support the gold miners of the Klondike?

• Skagway

• Vancouver

• Juneau

• Dawson

If miners who traveled to Canada to find their fortune in the Klondike didn't have the entire 2000+ pounds of their "outfit" to survive on, who made them turn back because it was thought they would likely not survive.

• The United States army

• The Royal Canadian (Northwest) Mounted Police

• Homeland Security

• Border Security