Chapter 6
The purpose of the transcontinental railroad was to
a. break the record for the longest railroad in the world.
b. connect the growing west to the rest of the nation.
c. bypass Idaho on its' way to the west coast.
d. prevent transportation of goods and people to the west.
b. connect the growing west to the rest of the nation.
Idaho became a state in
a. 1890
b. 1764
c. 1802
d. 1492
a. 1890
The mining industry in Idaho grew following the
a. Bunker Hill Mine disaster.
b. Big Blowup of 1910.
c. discovery of gold in Orofino Creek.
d. fight at Frisco Mill and the Gem Mine.
c. discovery of gold in Orofino Creek.
State bird
Mountain Bluebird
State Vegetable
Potato
The first railroad in Idaho was in
a. Lewiston
b. Franklin
c. Idaho Falls
d. Boise
b. Franklin
Idaho's first governor was
a. Abraham Lincoln
b. Abigail Scott Duniway
c. William Wallace
d. George L. Shoup
d. George L. Shoup
Miners joined labor unions to
a. leave the mining industry.
b. earn more money and get safer working conditions.
c. get out of the mining camps.
d. to meet new miners.
b. earn more money and get safer working conditions.
State Amphibian
Idaho Giant Salamander
State Flower
Syringa
Immigrants improved transportation by
a. helping to build the railroad in different parts of the country.
b. building the first depot in Idaho.
c. inventing cars to put trains out of business.
d. by only helping in Idaho
a. helping to build the railroad in different parts of the country.
The suffragettes fought for
a. more railroads in Idaho.
b. the right for women to vote.
c. the right to ride trains without their husbands or fathers.
d. for higher pay for their work.
b. the right for women to vote.
The Idaho lumber industry grew because
a. Idaho has large forests of white pine and a low demand for lumber.
b. Idaho has small forests of white pine and a low demand for lumber.
c. Idaho has large forests of white pine and a high demand for lumber.
d. Idaho has small forests of white pine and a high demand for lumber.
c. Idaho has large forests of white pine and a high demand for lumber.
State Fossil
Hagerman Horse
State Gem
Idaho Star Garnet
Life changed because of railroads in everyone of the following way EXCEPT
a. farmers and ranchers could move their goods to faraway places.
b. new people were brought to the territory.
c. fewer people came to Idaho Territory while many moved out.
d. people and supplies were moved more quickly.
c. fewer people came to Idaho Territory while many moved out.
The New York canal was a part of
a. the Bear River project.
b. the Minidoka project.
c. the Boise project.
d. the North Side Canal project.
c. the Boise project.
People irrigated farm land because
a. there was too much soil.
b. there was not enough water.
c. there was too much water.
d. there was not enough soil.
b. there was not enough water.
State Fish
Cutthroat Trout
State Dance
Square Dance
The steps to statehood include all of the following EXCEPT
a. renaming all of the states around the new state.
b. writing a state constitution.
c. setting state boundaries.
d. having a certain number of residents.
a. renaming all of the states around the new state.
Building a dam is good because
a. it holds back water if the river gets too high.
b. it allows water through in dry times.
c. it uses water to provide hydroelectricity.
d. All of the above.
d. All of the above.
State Raptor
Peregrine Falcon
State Insect
Monarch Butterfly