Native Americans
How did the first people get to what is today Oregon?
Bonus if you can give both theories.
They crossed over the Bering land bridge or came over in little boats.
What are the dates of the Lewis and Clark Expedition
1804 - 1806
When did Oregon become a state?
February 14th, 1859
When did the United States become a country?
July 4th, 1776
Who is Oregon's governor?
Tina Kotek
What were some common foods of the Native Americans who lived on the Oregon Coast?
Salmon and seafood, deer, roots and berries.
What were two purposes of the expedition?
Find a water way to the pacific, meet Native Americans, make maps, collect plants and animals
What is the capital of Oregon?
Salem
When was the train invented?
1804
Who is West Linn's Congressional Representative?
Jules Walters
Give a name that you know from a place or a brand that is from a Native Oregonian tribe.
Tillamook, Umpqua, Clackamas, etc.
How did Sacagawea help the expedition?
Bonus for extra ways.
She showed them plants that were good to eat, was a guide and an interpreter, and her brother was chief of the Shoshone so they were able to get horses.
What city marked the end of the Oregon Trail?
Oregon City
When did women finally get the right to vote?
1920
Who is West Linn's senator?
Rob Wagner
Why do Native Americans have so little of the original land that was theirs?
Disease from Europeans killed many Native Americans (90%+), and those that remained were often pushed off their land and forced to live in certain places call reservations.
How did Native American's besides Sacagawea help Lewis and Clark?
The Mandan let them live with them during the winter, the Shoshone gave them horses and a guide over the Rocky Mountains, and the Nez Perce gave them food and shelter and helped them make canoes.
How did Portland get its name?
It has many ports since it is on the Willamette and Columbia Rivers.
When was slavery abolished?
1863 or end of the Civil War
What does the legislative branch (congress) of the government do?
Makes laws
What is the earliest date for evidence of Native Americans in Oregon to the nearest 1000 years?
14,300 years ago in the Paisley Caves
How did Lewis and Clark's expedition change the west of the United States?
It strengthened the U.S.'s claim on the Oregon territory and it gave other people knowledge so they could come west. 40 years later people started coming on the Oregon Trail to start farms.
When people in Oregon voted for the Oregon Constitution, what did they vote for concerning black people?
No slavery but also no black people allowed in Oregon.
What was the name of the document that ended slavery?
The Emancipation Proclamation
What is a bill?
How does a bill become a law?
An idea for a law.
Congress votes for it and the governor signs it.