WA Chapter 5

Question 1

transcontinental

Answer 1

a train route that extended along the United States.

Question 2

corporation

Answer 2

a business owned by a group of people who own stock in the company

Question 3

stock

Answer 3

a share to the company

Question 4

distribution network

Answer 4

a system (provided by the railroads) that helped market, transport, and sell any goods or services

Question 5

subsidy

Answer 5

contribution of money (land) from the government

Question 6

corruption

Answer 6

dishonest practices in businesses or politics

Question 7

bankrupt

Answer 7

unable to pay debts

Question 8

solvent

Answer 8

to have enough money to pay debts

Question 9

discrimination

Answer 9

treating people unfairly because of race, age, or gender

Question 10

menial

Answer 10

work that is considered to be shameful or humiliating

Question 11

revenue

Answer 11

income

Question 12

incentive

Answer 12

motivation to do something

Question 13

fjord

Answer 13

a long, narrow body of water between steep cliffs

Question 14

emigrate

Answer 14

to leave one’s own country and settle in another

Question 15

nativist

Answer 15

white, Protestant Americans born in the United States who disliked seeing so many immigrants come to the country.

Question 16

anti-Semitic

Answer 16

to dislike Jews

Question 17

backlash

Answer 17

a reaction, usually negative

Question 18

quota

Answer 18

a part or percentage of a whole

Question 19

rural

Answer 19

having characteristics of the countryside

Question 20

urban

Answer 20

bustling cities

Question 21

urbanization

Answer 21

refers to the transformation of small communities into cities

Question 22

rival

Answer 22

a competitor or opponent

Question 23

booster

Answer 23

an energetic or enthusiastic supporter

Question 24

exploit

Answer 24

to take advantage of

Question 25

why do you think a southern route was chosen over a northern route for the first transcontinental railroad?

Answer 25

• more practical
• more people were settled in the South
• cheaper and easier to build there

Question 26

what two railroads eventually connected to Washington?

Answer 26

• the Northern Pacific Railroad

- the Great Northern Railroad

Question 27

when did Washington cities experience their greatest growth?

Answer 27

years from 1880-1910