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Captain Richard Pratt made a speech in 1892 and said "Kill the Indian in him, save the man." What did he mean by this statement?
Captain Pratt felt that he was helping Native Americans by assimilating them to the dominant white culture of the time.
Who declined the job of being Oregon territory's first governor?
Abraham Lincoln
The Stevens Treaties required Native Americans to do what two things?
1. Relinquish (give up) their lands
2. Move to reservations
Women were welcome and included in the group that wrote the state constitution. True or False?
False. They were not allowed to vote therefore not included in the group of delegates
Governor Isaac Stevens primary wish for Washington was___________?
to bring a railroad to the state.
There were over 500 Native American boarding schools in the U.S. How many of them were in Washington state?
There were 15 Native American boarding schools in the state of Washington.
The belief that it was the divine mission of Americans to spread their political and religious values to others is called ________________.
Manifest Destiny
U.S. officials kept the promises laid out in the Stevens Treaties. True or False?
False. Many promises were broken and the language of the treaties was revised when the needs of white settlers changed.
Why weren't Native Americans included in the group of delegates who wrote the state constitution?
They were considered citizens of Indian nations not the U.S.
Suffrage means ____________.
List at least one way that Native American students were mistreated at the boarding schools.
Beaten if they spoke native language
Skin washed with kerosene
The act of accepting a new culture is called ___________.
Why were whiskey and beer companies worried about women and their right to vote?
Many men of the time worried that women would vote to outlaw alcohol if they had the ability to vote.
Many people died as a result of the Pig War. True or false?
False. The pig was the only casualty.
The Pig War started because of what specific conflict?
The British and Americans disagreed over who controlled the San Juan Islands. A pig from a British neighbor's farm wandered into an American farmer's potato patch and destroyed his plants. The American farmer shot the British neighbor's pig and set off a military conflict.
Why did the Cayuse Indians kill Dr. Whitman and his wife?
He was unable to stop the spread of measles within the Cayuse tribe and the Native Americans believed he was poisoning them.
How many treaties were signed in the Stevens Treaties?
Ten treaties were signed over the course of a year.
What is expansionism?
It was a belief that supported the expansion of the United States.
How long did it take for the Pig War to resolve?
A dozen years. A German leader determined that the San Juan Islands belonged to the United States.
Who was the first territorial governor of Washington state?
Isaac Stevens
A written agreement between two treaties or independent nations is a _________.
Treaty
What are the requirements of a territory becoming a state?
•Population of the territory needed to be at least 60,000.
•Territorial legislature had to draft a state constitution. The state constitution must uphold the US Constitution and Declaration of Independence.
•Establish a public school system free of religious control.
Territories are the same as states. True or false?
False
True