How did cities in Washington benefit from discoveries of gold and silver in other states nearby?

From buying supplies and spending their money in the cities.

Which groups of people worked in the coal mines (read carefully)?

Chinese immigrants, African-Americans, English/Welsh immigrants, kids.

What led the whaling industry to decline by the 1860s? (Read carefully)

From overhunting them and discovery of petroleum oil.

What kinds of things did homesteaders have to do to live? (Read carefully)

Endure harsh winters, limited supplies, clear land/build, survive on own.

What were your options if you got sick as a pioneer?

You hoped for the best and neighbors helped if they could, maybe survive.

What major event happened during this time that most people didn't hear about for a year?

President Lincoln being assassinated.

Why were whales so valuable in the 1700s and 1800s?

For valuable whale oil for lamps and baleen teeth for products.

Why did it take so long for news to reach people in the Pacific Northwest? (Read carefully)

People were so spread out information/newspapers weren't easily available.

What invention revolutionized the fishing industry?

Being able to heat fish in cans to preserve the food.

What inventions and innovations led to a boom in apple production in Washington? (Read carefully)

Irrigation systems and refrigerated railroad cars.

What was a cause for the timber boom in Washington?

Huge home demand in California, especially in San Francisco area gold rush.

What made cattle ranching difficult in Washington during this period?

Too much wheat grown, people claiming land along rivers, harsh winters.

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1
How did cities in Washington benefit from discoveries of gold and silver in other states nearby?
From buying supplies and bank robberies.
From the shipping and whaling industry.
From buying supplies and spending their money in the cities.
From spending their money in the city and starting new mines in the city.
2
Which groups of people worked in the coal mines (read carefully)?
Quatchis, quatchis, and more quatchis.
African-Americans, English/Welsh immigrants, kids, and governors.
Chinese immigrants, African-Americans, French immigrants, kids.
Chinese immigrants, African-Americans, English/Welsh immigrants, kids.
3
What led the whaling industry to decline by the 1860s? (Read carefully)
From overhunting and the discovery of natural gas.,
From overhunting and the discovery of solar power.
From overhunting them and discovery of petroleum oil.
From overhunting and the discovery of coal.
4
What kinds of things did homesteaders have to do to live? (Read carefully)
Endure harsh winters, limited supplies, clear land/build, survive on own.
Endure harsh winters, practice yoga daily, clear land for homes.
Clear land for homes, work in factories, survive on their own.
5
What were your options if you got sick as a pioneer?
You went to the doctor that prescribed limited medicine.
You went on a virtual doctor call on the local library computer.
You went to your local nurse who helped you before the doctor came.
You hoped for the best and neighbors helped if they could, maybe survive.
6
What was not a form of transportation for delivering mail in the 1800s?
Small plane
Steamboat
Railroads
Pony Express
7
What major event happened during this time that most people didn't hear about for a year?
The 1962 World's Fair in Seattle and Space Needle.
The election of President George Washington.
President Lincoln being assassinated.
The Saturn V rocket launch and Apollo 11 moon landing.
8
Why were whales so valuable in the 1700s and 1800s?
Far valuable whale meat to be sold in grocery stores.
To provide large quantities of fur for clothing products.
To provide enough whale bones for construction sites.
For valuable whale oil for lamps and baleen teeth for products.
9
Why did it take so long for news to reach people in the Pacific Northwest? (Read carefully)
Carrier pigeons were in limited supply around the world.
People were so spread out information/newspapers weren't easily available.
People were so spread out that there cable lines were slow.
Railroads weren't passing through the area carrying all of the news.
10
Which was not an industry that started in the 1800s in the PNW?
Timber
Mining for Quatchi
Whaling
Fishing/Cannery
11
Homesteaders had an abundance of access to food supplies?
False
True
12
What invention revolutionized the fishing industry?
Being able to store fish in boxes in order to ship them all over the world.
Being able to find fish through GPS system.
Being able to add enough salt in cans to preserve fish.
Being able to heat fish in cans to preserve the food.
13
What inventions and innovations led to a boom in apple production in Washington? (Read carefully)
Irrigation systems and refrigerated steamboats.
Canneries and irrigation systems.
Refrigerated planes and irrigation systems.
Irrigation systems and refrigerated railroad cars.
14
What was a cause for the timber boom in Washington?
Huge demand in California for extra supplies for the war effort.
Huge home demand in California, especially in San Francisco area gold rush.
Increa in the use of lumber for firewood after a coal shortage.
Increased in the use of lumber to build boats across the U.S.
15
What made cattle ranching difficult in Washington during this period?
Too many people claiming land in the mountains.
Too much apples grown and harsh winters.
Too much logging from the timber industry.
Too much wheat grown, people claiming land along rivers, harsh winters.
16
What was one of the most important crops grown in Washington beginning in the 1800s?
Cabbage
Corn
Flour
Wheat
17
What is something homesteaders did not do for entertainment?
Go to local dances
Play with Quatchi
Play outside
Go skiing
18
What problem did the fishing industry face as early as 1900?
Too many people wanted to work.
Overfishing the salmon.
An abundance of fish.
Not enough equipment to harvest the salmon.

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