Ch. 5.1A Lesson Review

• Transportation to lands won in the Mexican War

• Transportation to gold in CA

* 5 possible routes for first transcontinental railroad

*Isaac Stevens led the northern route...through Washington Territory

*More southern route chosen in the end

• 1883 Washington State became the terminus for a new transcontinental railroad

  • Railroad ended in Tacoma...went through Walla Walla too

  • Major influence on settlement AND business. How would this help settlement and business?

• Government owned most the land out west

• Sold the land to private railroad companies

• Gave $$$ to companies based on how much track they laid

• Lumber was needed

• Railroad let loggers go deeper into forests (why is this important)

• Railroad brought machines and workers (how would this impact business)

• Railroad lowered cost of transporting logs (why would this help business)

• Immigrant workers encouraged to move to USA

• Chinese and Irish workers paid small amount...did most dangerous work

• Built towns

• Brought Settlers

• Moved products east (i.e. coal)

• Allowed ideas to be shared

How does this map support the above details?