State of Growth Review

Vocabulary

100

This term means extending across the country.

Transcontinental 

200

This word describes work that is considered shameful or humiliating.  

Menial

300

This term means a person who favors protecting the interests of native-born citizens over immigrants.

Nativist

400

This term describes a energetic or enthusiastic supporter. 

Booster

500

This term means of or relating to the city.

Urban

Railroad and Growth

100

This railroad helped connect Washington to the rest of the country and boosted trade and settlement.

Northern Pacific Railroad

200

This was the first major Washington city connected to the Northern Pacific Railroad.

Tacoma

300

This industry in Washington grew rapidly because railroads made it easier to transport logs.

Lumber / Timber industry

400

Railroads led to this major change in Washington’s population.

population increase (or rapid growth)

Immigration Groups

100

This group was respected enough to run for government positions.

Irish

200

This group married into local Native American communities. 

Hawaiian Kanakas

300

This group was Responsible for the construction of the first transcontinental railroad.

Chinese

400

This group was Made to work 10-12 hours a day. Hard, back breaking work.

Japanese

500

This group settled in the Walla Walla valley and are known for their sweet onions. 

Italians

Anger over Immigration

100

This law banned Chinese immigration to the United States in the late 1800s.

Chinese Exclusion Act

200

Nativists feared immigrants would cause this economic problem by working for lower wages.

Job Competition

300

This was one major claim nativists made about how immigrants affected American society.

They weakened American culture and values and would never assimilate. 

400

This policy limited how many immigrants could enter the U.S. based on their country of origin

Quota Laws

Cities and Urbanization

100

This Washington city became a major port and economic center.

Seattle

200

This event brought thousands of people through Washington on their way to find gold.

Klondike Gold Rush

300

Everyone that travelled to the Klondike had to take a supplies and resources known as....

An Outfit

400

What term describes a community that is made up of many different cultures and people from different backgrounds.  These differing cultures mixed and created a unique environment for all that lived there.  

Melting Pot