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100
What are the two types of tribes?

Coastal and Plateau 

100

Who was the general who lead the revenge mission of the Natives in 1858? 

George Wright

100

What is the nickname of WA?

Evergreen state


100
Who was the first Territorial Governor? 

Isaac Stevens

100

What is the year WA became a state?

1889

200

What tribe did the Whitmans settle among? 

Cayuse 

200

Who was the Yakama chief who was hung?

Qualchan 

200

What is the capital of WA?

Olympia

200

Who is the current governor? 

Jay Inslee

200

What is the state fruit?

Apple


300

What was an important fish for both coastal and plateau people?

Salmon

300

Who was the army general who was defeated in May 1858?

Edward Steptoe 

300

What are the state colors? 

Green and Gold

300

What are the three branches of Government? 

Legislative, Executive, and Judicial 

300

What is the state vegetable?

Walla Walla sweet onion


400

What was the first battle the Spokane Tribe was in with the US army? 

Battle of Steptoe 

400

Who was the Spokane Chief who was among the first to be educated at a missionary school?

Chief Gary

400

What is the state bird?

Goldfinch 

400

What happened that brought the US army into the area now known as WA? 

Whitman Massacre

400

What is the state tree?

Western  Hemlock

500

Which tribe helped Lewis and Clark as well as the fur traders, and US Army? 

Nez Perce 

500

Who was one of the first two white women to cross the Rockies who was massacred in 1839?

Narcissa Whitman

500

What number of the Union was WA State? 

42 

500

What is the boarder between Canada and WA?

The 49th parrallel 

500

What is the state flower?

Rhodendrum