Lesson 1
What is the definition of Immigration?
The movement of people from one country to another.
After the Gold Rush, many workers left which occupation to go into farming?
Mining
Why did Los Angeles grow slowly at first?
It was difficult to reach from the rest of the country
what is the definition of artist colony?
It is a community where artists live, work, and learn together.
what helped Los Angeles grow?
a. railroads and cable cars
b. railroads and aqueducts
c. aqueducts and artist colonies
d. The Gold Rush and artist colonies
b. railroads and aqueducts
Which new law did Congress pass that didn't allow *a certain group of people* to move to the US, and if they already lived in the US, they could not bring their families?
The Chinese Exclusion Act
What was the purpose of Irrigation Projects?
They helped farmers bring water to dry land, so they can grow their crops.
What is Hydroelectric power?
it is the electricity created by using the power of moving water.
How long did the fires last? There were more than 50 fires
3 days
what is the definition of construction?
it is the way something is built.
List at least three groups of Asian Immigrants that we learned about
Chinese, Sikhs (Asian Indians), Korean, Filipinos, and Japanese
Which people did much of the work on California farms? *what were they called*
Migrant workers and Tenant farmers
what is an aqueduct? And what is a reservoir?
Aqueduct: a pipe or channel that moves water across great distances.
Reservoir: A tank or lake for storing large amounts of water.
What major event happened in San Fransisco that led to fires? AND how did it lead to fires?
Earthquake
The earthquake caused water and gas pipes to break. When the gas pipes burst and the gas went into the air, small sparks started the fire.
When the rich and poor worked together to rebuild their homes, what was this known as?
"the spirit of San Francisco"
Most immigrants who came to CA from Asia, worked in what?
Agriculture/farming
which crop didn't require a lot of water to grow?
wheat
What was the official port of Los Angeles?
San Pedro port or Port of San Pedro
The San Francisco earthquake of 1906 encouraged people to ?
a. ride on cable cars
b. form artist colonies
c. move across the San Francisco Bay
d. improve the construction in the city
d. improve the construction in the city
True or false
about 28,000 buildings were destroyed in San Fransisco, more than half of the city's population lost their homes.
True
Mexicans left Mexico for what 2 reasons?
war, and money (paid more in CA)
what is the definition of a migrant worker?
moves from place to place to find work on farms.
The Los Angeles aqueduct provides fresh water and what?
hydroelectric power
What did the earthquake make people realize about their city?
The buildings had poor planning (could've been built stronger) and the pipes could of been better protected.
What did the earthquake make people realize about automobiles/cars and why?
That they could be useful, because during the fires, the few cars in the city were able to take people to safety when horses and cable drawn cars could not.