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What helped Seattle become Washington’s fastest-growing city in the early 1900s? Select three answers.

A
the Klondike Gold Rush
B
immigration
C
agriculture
D
the Gentleman’s Agreement
E
transportation
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As immigration increased in the early 1900s, which Washington cities grew? Select three answers.

A
Seattle
B
Tacoma
C
Yakima
D
Grand Coulee
E
Spokane
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Between the late 1800s and early 1900s, immigration to Washington

A
slightly declined.
B
sharply increased.
C
stopped completely.
D
increased slightly.
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The photo shows a Chinese New Year celebration in Seattle.

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A
It is a temporary place rented by Chinese immigrants for celebrations.
B
It is the only place in which Chinese immigrants could live outside the city.
C
It is a sacred place that only Chinese immigrants were allowed to visit.
D
It is a neighborhood in the city that Chinese immigrants settled together.
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This is the front page of a California newspaper from 1901.

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A
American citizens were targets of discrimination.
B
Americans opposed immigration from Europe.
C
Nativists opposed immigration from Asian nations.
D
Nativists discriminated against Indigenous people.
6

The 1909 World’s Fair in Seattle led to

A
more investment in Washington.
B
the Klondike Gold Rush.
C
discrimination against immigrants.
D
financial troubles for the state.
7

As a result of migration, Washington became

A
less diverse.
B
overpopulated.
C
more diverse.
D
underpopulated.
8

After Tacoma’s population exploded in the 1870s, it became a major center for

A
shipping and railroads.
B
mining and logging.
C
trade and manufacturing.
D
agriculture and industry.
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The 1907 "Gentleman’s Agreement” was replaced by

A
the stricter Immigration Act of 1924 that banned immigrants from Asia.
B
the Chinese Exclusion Act that prohibited most immigration from China.
C
more lenient immigration laws between the United States and East Asia.
D
a contract with Japan to stop allowing immigration to the United States.

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