The Oregon Trail
What months or season of the year was BEST for Pioneers to start their journey West on the Oregon Trail?
March/April or Spring
_______ is the science and practice of farming.
Agriculture
What year did Washington separate from Oregon to become a territory?
1853
The _____ Indians were very well-known for their whale hunting skills.
Makah
_____ was the preferred animal to pull the wagons because they very strong and could eat grass as they traveled West.
Oxen
All of early Washington's INDUSTRY Jobs started with a ________, which was then turned into a product that could be sold to make money.
natural resource
Who was Washington's 1st territorial governor?
Isaac Stevens
Many pioneers believed their journey west could not fail because God wanted them to travel west and spread American ideas and values. This is the concept of ____________
Manifest Destiny
The Oregon Trail journey typically took _____ months to complete.
4-6 months
Washington's natural resource of ____ fueled the lumber and timber industry.
trees
When Washington Territory was created, the population was made up of __________ American settlers, and __________ Washington State Native Americans.
4000, 17,000
________ was Washington's 1st black pioneer, and established Washington's 1st town, the city of _______.
George Bush, Tumwater
The Oregon Trail was _____ long.
2170
Fish _______ built along the Columbia River depleted the salmon runs, which then depleted the Washington indigenous people's food supply.
canneries
1. OR Territory's government was too far away
2. The Oregon territory was too BIG
3. To have the safety and security of having their own government
What turned the naturally hot & dry desert land in Eastern Washington into productive farmland?
Irrigation systems were created when Eastern WA rivers were dammed.
_________ is the name of a Washington city that was founded by Oregon Trail travelers.
Tumwater, Tacoma, Olympia, Centralia, Alki Point (Seattle), or Port Townsend
The 2 main agricultural crops in early Washington history were _________.
Apples & Wheat
Isaac Stevens was _________ by our president, NOT elected.
appointed
The __________ was a law passed by Abraham Lincoln that promised pioneers _____ acres of land if they settled in the West and used the land to ______.
Homestead Act, 160, farm.