Lesson 1
What did the Pony Express do?
Carried mail on a horse rode by a person.
What was the number one race of immigration at the time?
Chinese
What crops did California mostly grow? (Can be more than one!) Includes dairy products for 50 extra points.
Crops-
Wheat, Oranges, grapes, lemons, and cotton-50 extra points
Dairy Products-
Milk, Cheese, Butter
To share info
Communicate
How many people lived in California around the 1900s?
1,500,000
Who invented the telegraph?
Samuel Morse
Why were Chinese being so mistreated?
Because they took American’s jobs, were from another race, and Americans just didn’t want them there.
What was an industry that grew because of agriculture?
Food Canning
A machine that uses signals to send messages instantly from place to place using wires
Telegraph
Why was the transcontinental railroad built?
To connect the Western states to the Eastern States
Chinese immigrants worked on the Pony Express and got lots of money from helping change horses.
False
The Wakamatsu Tea and Silk company was started by __________ immigrants
Japanese
Which one of the following is true? In the 1870s, a ____________ was created to help keep fruits and veggies cold. A: Refrigerator B: Cooler
C: Refrigerated railroad Car
C: Refrigerated railroad car
Unfair treatment based on their race, gender, age, or other characteristics
Discrimination
Why did Chinese start the Pony Express?
They didn’t
Who thought of the transcontinental railroad? How long did it take to build?
Theodore Judah. Three years.
What caused Chinese immigrants to start looking for farming jobs?
The transcontinental railroad was finished and Chinese had completed their jobs.
What three rivers provided water to CA, L.A., and San Diego?
Colorado River, San Joaquin River, Sacramento River
A pipe or other system that moves water from one place to another
Aqueduct
When did the transcontinental railroad start?
January 1863
What type of transportation/communication did not improve the U.S. (Overland Mail Company, Western Union Railroad Company, Pony Express, or Samuel Morse?)
Western Union Railroad Company
What did Mary Tape do to help support Chinese immigrants?
She fought segregation in public schools
What aqueduct brought water to coastal cities?
Colorado River Aqueduct
The use of scientific knowledge to solve problems
Technology
Why did the man Samuel Morse invent the telegraph?
To send messages quicker