By Mikey Redding and Miles Taylor Period: 6 Washington Railroad Evolution

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Trans-Continental Railroad meant that more people could travel faster to Washington. More people meant that cities in Washington kept getting bigger. Once enough people came to Washington by railroad, the territory became a state. Railroads Impact on Washington

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The first train was made in 1815 The first locomotive for use on railways was imported from England in Railroad working helped to increase amount of jobs From , 200,000 miles of railroad track was laid Connecting railroads helped make Washington a state in 1889 In 1910, almost 50% of people in Washington were immigrants Many immigrants that worked on the railroads in the west coast were from Asia Facts on the Railroad

Works Cited Bing —. 1900s Railroads —. American Railroads Encyclopedia.com. Railroads Dictionary of American History Citations

FWD Media, Inc. Brain Pop Google. The American Railroads: A Long and Storied History Harvard. Immigration, Railroads, and the West. NA Johnson, Steven. History.com Krusha, Rian. The Impact of the Washington State Railroads. n.d Michael Green, Laurie Carlson. Washington in the Pacific Northwest. Layton, Utah: Gibbs Smith, Citations

Questions 1.What year was the first train made? 2.How many miles of rail were laid from ? 3.In 1910, almost 50% of people in Washington were what?