Category 1: Washington Constitution vs. U.S. Constitution
100: What year was Washington’s state constitution adopted?
(What is 1889?)
100: Who were the first people to migrate to Washington state?
(Who were Native Americans?)
100: The discovery of gold in this Canadian territory in 1896 increased economic activity in Washington.
(What is the Yukon Territory?)
100: Washington officially became a state in this year.
(What is 1889?)
100: Washington’s northern border was set at this latitude.
(What is the 49th parallel?)
200: Unlike the U.S. Constitution, how many Articles does Washington’s Constitution have?
(What is 32?)
200: What was the third migrational flow?
(Who were Fur Traders?)
200: The gold rush led to the growth of this Washington city, which became a supply center for miners heading north.
(What is Seattle?)
200: One reason for the delay in statehood was Washington’s small population compared to this neighboring territory, which became a state earlier. What number did they need to apply for statehood?
(What is 60,000?)
200: This 1846 treaty between the U.S. and Britain established the northern border of Washington.
(What is the Oregon Treaty?)
300: Washington’s Constitution has how many independent elected officials in the Executive Branch?
(What is the 9?)
300: Who was the second migrational flow?
(What is European Explorers?)
300: Many prospectors traveled through this Washington waterway on their way to the Klondike goldfields.
(What is the Puget Sound?)
300: Washington had to draft and revise this document multiple times to meet federal requirements.
(What is the state constitution?)
300: Before the border was finalized, this European country also claimed the land that became Washington.
(What is Great Britain?)
400: The Washington Constitution has the same branches of government as the U.S. Constitution. State them in the proper order.
(What is the Legislative, Executive and Jucicial?)
400: Who was the Fourth migrational flow?
(Who were the Missionaries?)
400: The increased demand for transportation led to the rise of this industry in Washington.
(What is shipbuilding?)
400: The presence of these indigenous communities and conflicts with settlers slowed down the process of statehood.
(Who were Native American tribes?)
400: The U.S. and Britain nearly went to war over this set of islands near Washington’s northern border.
(What are the San Juan Islands?)
500: What were Washington’s requirements for becoming a state?
(What is the property owned by a country, 60,000 population, writes and votes in a Constitution, Approved by U.S. Congress, Approved by the President?)
500: Who were the people of the fifth migrational flow and why were they important?
(What is Settlers? Because they developed the state.)
500: The economic boom caused by the gold rush contributed to the expansion of this transportation system across the state.
(What are railroads?)
500: What were the two reasons stated in class for Washington states delay in becoming a state?
(What is Political Disputes and Native Wars.?)
500: The dispute over the San Juan Islands was finally settled in 1872 by arbitration led by this European country’s leader.
(Who was Kaiser Wilhelm I of Germany?)