Washington Territory used to be part of a much larger territory
What is Oregon Territory?
100
Indians felt very differently about the land than the settlers did. They believed this . . .
What is believing the land was free for everyone to use?
100
Year of the Gold Rush in California
What is 1849?
200
WA state bird
What is a willow goldfinch?
200
Year WA territory became a state
What is 1889?
200
San Juan Islands became part of WA Territory after this incident
What is the Pig War?
200
Anytime settlers wanted resources where Indians were living, they did this...
What is take the land from the Indians?
200
One reason the California gold rush caused WA territory to grow and prosper
What is logging for wood needed to build homes, sidewalks, and businesses in California?
300
WA state tree
What is a Western Hemlock?
300
Face on the WA state flag
Who is George Washington, first US president?
300
The Oregon Treaty stated the US could keep the land south of what?
What is the 49th parallel (49 degrees north latitude)?
300
Reason Indian reservations were created.
What is 'to set aside land for Indians when the government took theirs'?
300
Three reasons immigrants came to WA territory
What is work in mines, work as loggers, and work on the railroads?
400
WA state flower
What is a Coast Rhododendron?
400
WA state fossil
What is Columbian Mammoth?
400
Treaty that forced the Indians to give up the Kitsap Peninsula
What is the Treaty of Point No Point?
400
Two wars broke out because white men wanted gold on Indian reservation land.
What are the Yakama War and the Nez Perce War?
400
Workers from this country came in large groups to work on the railroad. They sent money home, but were not treated fairly and eventually laws were put in place to keep them out.
Who are the Chinese workers?
500
WA state insect
What is a Green Darner Dragonfly?
500
WA state dance
What is the square dance?
500
First govenor of WA state who got Indians to sign many treaties giving up their land in a short 13 month period from December 1855 to January 1856
Who is Governor Isaac Stevens?
500
Reason Chief Joseph tried to help his people escape to Canada
What is "they did not want to live on a reservation"?
500
Benefit for people once WA became a state
What is that men could vote for their government leaders?