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Statehood
Railroads
Lumber
Fishing/Whaling
Agriculture
100
November 11, 1889
When did WA become a state?
100
To transport goods
How did farmers and ranchers use the railroads?
100
Huge forests of the PNW were cut down.
What effect did the lumber industry have?
100
Native Americans and settlers sold fish to local people.
How did the fishing industry begin?
100
45% of the value of all WA crops in the late 1800's.
What is wheat?
200
1853
When did WA become a territory?
200
Norther Pacific and Great Northern
What were the two main railroads in WA?
200
Frederick Weyerhaeuser
Who was James Hill's neighbor who started the paper company after Hill sold him lots of land?
200

A plant that used cans and high heat to preserve fish.

What is a cannery?
200
Apples
What was the most important crop in WA in the 1900's?
300
Draft a state constitution that upheld the US Constitution and Declaration of Independence.
What was one of the requirements of WA becoming a state?
300
The population 
What boomed due to the railroads?
300
To build docks, sidewalks, and buildings in San Francisco
What was lumber used for during the gold rush of 1848?
300
Salmon

What is a popular symbol of the northwest region?

300
The development of refrigerated cars.
What made it possible to ship fruit to eastern markets before it spoiled?
400
36 years

How long did it take for WA to become a state?

400
5 days or less
How long did it take to get across the country via the railroads?
400
Japan is now shipping logs and processing raw lumber in their own sawmills.
Why have there been so many job losses in the lumber industry recently?
400
Overfishing, water pollution and the destruction of fish-breeding grounds by mining and logging companies.
What contributed to the decline in the fish population?
400
Used mostly for dairy cows and for growing fruits and vegetables.
What is the eastern part of the state used for?
500
Washington, Montana, North Dakota, and South Dakota
Which four states were approved in the Enabling Act?
500
James Hill
Who started the Great Northern Railroad?
500
Trees were cutdown, the logs were floated downstream, and then bundled to together and towed by ship.
How did the logs get to San Francisco?
500
Whale Oil
What was the most valuable product from whaling?
500
Plants that grew faster, repelled diseases, and matured at the same time, making harvesting by machine possible. 
What is agricultural research at WSU?