Alaska Railroad and its Impact on Alaska's Resources

2. FJ Bodies of Water Fortress Alaska Alaska’s Resources Alaskan Places Steel Rails of the North $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 $400 $400 $400 $400 $400 $600 $600 $600 $600 $600 $800 $800 $800 $800 $800 $1000 $1000 $1000 $1000 $1000

3. 400 The American president who drove the golden spike which officially completed the Alaska Railroad. BoardAns

4. Warren G. Harding QuestionBoard

5. 800 This town was at the southern end of the Alaska Railroad and had a year round ice free harbor. BoardAns

6. Seward QuestionBoard

7. 1200 The town of Fairbanks grew up around this territory era trading post. BoardAns

8. E.T. Barnette’s Trading Post QuestionBoard

9. 1600 A valuable capital resource, it was built in the first part of this century and was used to transport goods to and from Alaska’s interior. BoardAns

10. The Alaska Railroad QuestionBoard

11. 2000 Immigrants from this country helped build railroads across the United States during its period of westward expansion and once completed many migrated to Alaska to work on the railroad here. BoardAns

12. China Question Board

13. 400 It was a big airfield, built in Anchorage just before Japan attacked Alaska. BoardAns

14. Elmendorf Airforce Base Question Board

15. 800 It is the tunnel that allowed goods to be shipped to Anchorage and Fairbanks from an ice-free port other than Seward. BoardAns

16. Whittier Tunnel QuestionBoard

17. 1200 A bombing Attack on this U.S. Naval Base led to the United States declaration of war against Japan. BoardAns

18. Pearl Harbor QuestionBoard

19. 1600 It was the part of Alaska that was called “a spear pointed straight at the heart of Japan.” BoardAns

20. The Aleutian Islands QuestionBoard

21. 2000 He was the Alaska Defense Commander who tried to prepare Alaska for war. BoardAns

22. General Simon Buckner QuestionBoard

23. 400 The first Europeans came to Alaska in search of this valuable resource. BoardAns

24. Furs Question Board

25. 800 This is a mineral resource used by dentists and jewelers, first discovered in Alaska in 1893. BoardAns

26. Gold Question Board

27. 1200 It was the resource that provided light and lubricants for the world during the 1800’s. BoardAns

28. Whale Oil Question Board

29. 1600 These fur-bearing animals were the most highly prized of all by Chinese traders who offered tea and silk in return. BoardAns

30. Sea Otter Question Board

31. 2000 The discovery of this natural resource spelled the end of whale oil production in favor of this new clean burning fuel source. BoardAns

32. Oil - Petroleum QuestionBoard

33. 400 It is the place where Tlingit warriors wiped out a Russian fur trading settlement. BoardAns

34. Sitka QuestionBoard

35. 800 The Alaska city where U.S. planes, flown from the lower 48, were painted with Soviet insignias and handed over to the Russians pilots during World War II. BoardAns

36. Nome Question Board

37. 1200 These towns were founded during the construction of the Alaska Railroad. BoardAns

38. Anchorage and Nenana Question Board

39. 1600 The Russian colony of Three Saints was located on this early European settlement. BoardAns

40. Kodiak Question Board

41. 2000 It is the island on which the Aleut was born. BoardAns

42. Atka QuestionBoard

43. 400 It was the summer home of the Bowhead whale. BoardAns

44. Arctic Ocean QuestionBoard

45. 800 The city of Dawson is located on this body of water. BoardAns

46. Yukon River Question Board

47. The Aleutian Islands separate this body of water from the Bering Sea. BoardAns

48. Pacific Ocean – Gulf of Alaska Question Board

49. 1600 Sitka is located on this sound. BoardAns

50. Sitka Sound QuestionBoard