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    The Bonneville Dam in the Pacific Northwest helped control flooding and provided hydroelectric power when private companies could not. In the 1930s, the U.S. Department of the Interior hired Woody Guthrie to write songs about the Columbia River and the dams being built there. One of the songs Guthrie wrote was adopted as the state folk song of Washington in 1939. The song described building the dam and how it changed lives for those living in rural areas by providing power and flood control.

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    The Bonneville Dam in the Pacific Northwest helped control flooding and provided hydroelectric power when private companies could not. In the 1930s, the U.S. Department of the Interior hired Woody Guthrie to write songs about the Columbia River and the dams being built there. One of the songs Guthrie wrote was adopted as the state folk song of Washington in 1939. The song described building the dam and how it changed lives for those living in rural areas by providing power and flood control.

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    The Bonneville Dam in the Pacific Northwest helped control flooding and provided hydroelectric power when private companies could not. In the 1930s, the U.S. Department of the Interior hired Woody Guthrie to write songs about the Columbia River and the dams being built there. One of the songs Guthrie wrote was adopted as the state folk song of Washington in 1939. The song described building the dam and how it changed lives for those living in rural areas by providing power and flood control.

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    One particular New Deal public works project had a long-lasting effect on the American West. The onne!ille Dam in the "acific Northwest helped control flooding and pro!ided h#droelectric power to citi$ens when pri!ate companies could not. %n &'(&) the *.+. Department of the %nterior hired Wood# ,uthrie to write songs about the Columbia -i!er and the dams being built there. This song was adopted as the state folk song of Washington state in &'./. 0 As you read, think about what life was like in America during this time and what experiences Guthrie may have endured during the Great Depression and Dust Bowl. Then, on a separate sheet of paper, answer the uestions that follow.

    1. What is the purpose of this folk song?


    2. List two descriptive phrases Guthrie used to describe the river. 3. Draw Inferences In reading the lyrics, what do you think the working conditions were like for those who worked on building the dam? 4. Draw Conclusions ow did the building of the dam change the lives of those living in rural areas in the !acific "orthwest?

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