People & Government
When did Washington become a state? (month, date, year)
November 11, 1889
What pushed buffalo away from Indian lands?
railroads
Which two nations believed Oregon Country belonged to them?
U.S. & Great Britain
What are three minerals that were found in Washington Territory?
gold, silver, coal
What was a woman called who was chosen by her photograph to marry a Japanese man in Washington Territory?
picture bride
What was the name of the Washington Territorial governor appointed by the U.S. president?
Isaac Stevens
Who led the Nez Perce people in battles and then toward Canada?
Chief Joseph
What was the tension caused by a British pig eating American potatoes?
the Pig War
What three industries drew many people to Washington Territory?
Logging, mining, and railroad
Name three difficulties faced by new immigrants to America.
didn't speak English, poor, faced discrimination, didn't know American culture
Who was the boarding house owner who discovered silver in her mine?
May Arkwright Hutton
Chief Sealth
What event caused the logging industry in Washington to grow?
California gold rush
Who was the first governor of Washington State?
Elisha Ferry
Who was a famous Scandanavian immigrant who started a shoe store?
John Nordstrom
What did L'Hau-at-scha-uk think would happen if he was forced to leave his river?
What was the U.S. law that affected Indian children?
had to go to a boarding school
Where was the border drawn in the compromise reached in the Oregon Treaty between the U.S. and Great Britain?
49 degrees north latitutude
What happened to women when Washington became a state?
lost right to vote
Why did Japanese men start coming to Washington Territory?
Chinese men were banned
Who used special mule packs to carry supplies to miners?
Carmelita Colon
What did Governor Stevens make a lot of with Native Americans?
treaties
What was the solution the fear that immigrant Chinese workers would take all the jobs?
Banning them from Washington Territory
What event allowed Washingtonians to send representatives to the U.S. Congress?
becoming a state
What kind of poetry did Teiko Tomita write?
tanka