Themes of Social Studies
Early Indigenous History
2024 Election
Oregon's Indigenous Peoples
The Transatlantic Slave Trade
American Revolution
Variety
100

These are 3 of the aspects of culture.

Music, Clothing, Art, Religion, Language, Food, Traditions, etc.

100

This infamous explorer is largely credited as being one of the first Europeans to encounter the indigenous peoples of North America.

Christopher Columbus

100

Oregon’s method of voting.

Mail-In Ballots

100

The name of the PBS Documentary about Oregon’s Indigenous Peoples.

Broken Treaties

100

This nation continued the practice of enslavement until 1888.

Brazil

100

This ruling document from England denied colonists the ability to colonize west of the Appalachian Mountains.

The Proclamation of 1763

100

The county that Corvallis resides in.

Benton

200

History would fall under this theme of social studies

Time, Continuity & Change

200

The deliberate killing of a large number of people from a particular nation or ethnic group with the aim of destroying them.

Genocide

200

The election/measure results for both classes.

All Measures except 118 Passed, Kamala Harris Pres. Elect.

200

The number of original tribal groups in Oregon.

16

200

This system of enslavement was not based on debt or crimes but upon skin color.

Chattel Slavery

200

Black individuals who were involved in the Revolutionary War fought for this reason more than any other allegiance they may have had.

Emancipation / Freedom

200

Oregon’s flag depicts this animal, and uses these two colors.

Beaver. Blue, Yellow

300

Taylor Swift would fall under this theme of social studies.

Individuals, Groups, and Institutions

300

The notable father and son of the Wampanoag peoples.

Massasoit & Metacom/King Philip

300

A significant change that occurred in the 1960s to the United states’ two party system.

The Great Realignment / Flipped sides

300

Corvallis resides on the ancestral lands of these peoples.

The Kalapuya Peoples

300

W.E.B Du Bois used these two words to describe slavery in the United States.

Magnificent Drama


300

He is considered to be the most iconic individual from the Boston Massacre.

Crispus Attucks

300

The date of the first day of school for 8th grade.

September 4th

400

The ethical issues of A.I would fall under this theme of social studies.

Science, Technology, And Society

400

This type of colonization refers to when a group intends to live permanently on stolen land.

Settler Colonialism

400

Both candidates for president agreed on increasing this tax credit.

Child Tax Credit

400

This is the full name of the ordinance that provides preferential employment opportunities to indigenous members of a reservation.

T.E.R.O

Tribal Employment Rights Ordinance

400

This author published an autobiography of their life recounting the horrors of the slave trade.

Olaudah Equiano

400

The last major battle of the Revolutionary War.

Yorktown

400

Mr. Peterson’s room number, Mr. Hanson’s room number, and Mrs. Rodriguez-Portillo room number

206 Hanson, 209 Rodriguez-Portillo, 211 Peterson

500

The 10 themes of social studies.

Culture

Time, Continuity, and Change

People, Places, and Environment

Individual Development and Identity

Individuals, Groups, and Institutions

Power, Authority, and Governance

Production, Distribution, and Consumption

Science, Technology, and Society

Global Connections

Civic Ideals and Practices

500

3 significant conflicts from the early history of indigenous encounters with colonists.

Pequot War, 

Tidewater Conflict, 

Metacom’s/King Philip’s Rebellion/War

French & Indian War

Pontiac’s Rebellion

500

The 3 third Party Candidates running for office.

Cornel West

Jill Stein

Chase Oliver

500

The 9 federally recognized tribes of Oregon

Burns Paiute Tribe

Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Indians

Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde

Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians

Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation

Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs

Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians

Klamath Tribes

Coquille Indian Tribe

500

This man was honored by both the city of Coos Bay and the Equal Justice Initiative

Alonzo Tucker

500

The 13 original colonies.

Massachusetts

Connecticut

Rhode Island

New Hampshire

New York

New Jersey

Pennsylvania

Delaware

Maryland

Virginia

North Carolina

South Carolina

Georgia

500

American chemist, biochemist, chemical engineer, peace activist, author, and educator. He has won two undivided Nobel Prizes. In 1954 he won the Prize for Chemistry. Eight years later he was awarded the Peace Prize for his opposition to weapons of mass destruction.

Linus Pauling