Inventions
This invention by Edmund Cartwright in 1785 automated weaving.
What is the power loom?
This is the year gold was discovered in CA.
What is 1848?
According to the Act, the coming of Chinese laborers was suspended beginning this many days after the law was passed.
ninety days
How many miles of railway were added between 1871 and 1900?
(170,000)
Where was Angel Island located?
North of San Francisco)
This German inventor created the first practical automobile in 1885.
Who is Karl Benz?
When was the largest year for immigration?
How many people immigrated?
1849
90,000
The Chinese Exclusion Act banned Chinese laborers from immigrating to the U.S. for this many years.
What is ten years?
What did the 1862 Pacific Railway Act allow for?
(the construction of a transcontinental railroad)
Why was immigrant processing moved from San Francisco to Angel Island?
(limit contact with other immigrants, less risk to spread disease, fewer chances of escaping)
The steam locomotive was important because it drastically reduced this for trade and travel.
What is transport time and costs?
Name one technique for finding gold
(panning and/or hydraulic blasting)
The Chinese Exclusion Act was signed into law by this U.S. president.
Who was Chester A. Arthur?
What railroad did Mr. John Grosvenor work for?
(Central Missouri Pacific Railroad)
Where were the majority of immigrants who came through Angel island from?
(China and Japan)
George Stephenson’s famous steam locomotive was called this.
What is the Rocket?
How long was the mining season?
6-8 months
Chinese laborers already living in the U.S. before this date in 1880 were allowed to stay, if they had proof.
What is November 17, 1880?
How much did Mr. John Grosvenor make laying railroad tracks?
($1.10 a day)
According to the "Crude Poem," how long did the author spend on Angel Island
(6 months/half a year)
James Watt’s improvement to the steam engine added this part, which reduced wasted energy.
What is a separate condenser?
What is the approximate number of people that Augustin Hibbrard says finds enough gold to make more than their expenses?
1/100
The law required Chinese laborers leaving the U.S. to get this kind of document so they could return legally.
What is a certificate of identification?
How many hours a day did Mr. John Grosvenor work?
(10 hours/day)
According to the Island 45 poem, what two words are used to describe the experience on Angel Island?
(sadness and boredom)