Chapter 5.2, 5.3 Flashcards
(22 cards)
Transcontinental
Stretch across the continent connecting the Atlantic coast with the Pacific coast.
Menial
Labor that is considered to be shameful and humilating.
Rural
relating to farm areas and life in the country
Distribution Network
a system for the marketing, transporting, and selling of any good or service
Stock
A share of ownership in a company
Quota
a limited or fixed number or amount of people allowed in a certain area
Nativists
Americans who feared that immigrants would take jobs and won’t adopt American culture.
Urban
City
Name all seven of the immigrant groups
The Hawaiian Kanakas
The Irish
The Chinese
The Japanese
The German
The Italian
The Scandinavian
What was the melting pot?
The melting pot was when many different cultures and people from different areas came to the USA and tried to adopt America’s culture and customs.
What immigration group was known for their sweet onions?
ITALIANS!
What immigration group was treated very well and got jobs as government officials?
Irish
The Hawaiians blended in with the Nativists. (True or False)
False, they blended in with the Natives which means they were treated unfairly.
Why did Nativists object to immigration?
Nativists objected to immigration because the immigrants would work for much less so they were scared that they would take their jobs.
Which city was the first to connect to the U.S railroad system? Spokane, Seattle, or Tacoma?
Tacoma
How did the the discovery of Gold in the Klondike region impact WA?
It brought more money to America since people went up to Canada to get the “outfits” and there was a huge population increase.
How were the immigration groups treated?
Groups from Northern and Southern Europe were treated fairly and had more rights while Eastern and Western Europe and the Chinese were treated unfairly and couldn’t do most of the stuff the N and S Europeans could do.
Where did they settle?
Mostly in big cities like Walla Walla, Seattle, Tacoma, and Spokane but also near water like rivers and lakes or on peninsula’s.
What kind of occupations did they have?
The poor had dangerous jobs like mining, farming, logging, and just laborers in general. Rich people had better, high pay jobs like government officials, housemaids, and construction workers.
How did the railroad lead to the huge population increase in WA?
The railroad lines made Spokane a transportation hub. Soon, all the railroads led to Spokane being popular for mining, timber, and agriculture. To add on, people from Idaho and British brought their wealth from mines with silver to Spokane making Spokane a well-known and large city.
What was the Chinese Exclusion Act?
It was an Act banning Chinese people from immigrating to the U.S.
Were there any negatives to the population increase? If so, what were they?
Yes it was negative. Many immigrants were treated unfairly and many more laws had to be placed targeting them.
