Randoms
It is considered the symbol of Seattle
What is the Space Needle
These mountains divide the state into Eastern Washington and Western Washington
What are the Cascade Mtns.
Name of the animal fur trappers wanted to find because it was made into hats and sold for big $
What was a beaver
President who signed the Homestead Act
Who is Abraham Lincoln
Place Japan bombed in the Pacific Ocean that caused the United States to enter WW2
Where is Pearl Harbor
The state waterfall not far from where we live
What is Palouse Falls
Large flood that happened long ago changing the land where we live
What is the Missoula Floods
The Gold rush in Alaska that caused Seattle to grow into the largest City in Washington
What is the Klondike Gold Rush
How many acres of land could a person get for a 10 dollar filing fee
What is 160 acres
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Where the Atomic bombs were dropped
The largest dam in the United States that provides our irrigation water
What is Grand Coulee Dam
Code name for building the Atomic Bomb
What is the Manhattan Project
These natives lived along the west side of the state and mostly stayed in one place
Who were the Coastal Indians
Way to travel to Washington state in the mid 1800's that involved wagons, about six months, and a 10% chance of dying
What was the Oregon Trail
One name of a leader during WW2 that was a dictator
Tojo, Hitler, Stalin
The volcanic mountain that is considered the most dangerous one in Washington state because it is close to major cities
What is Mt. Rainier
This caused one side of the state to be wet and rainy and the other side to be mostly dry
What is the rain shadow effect
These natives lived in the eastern part of the state and moved around a lot because of the lack of rain
Who were the Plateau Indians
This gave homesteaders a better way to transport or move their crops to sell, travel farther and faster, and made life easier
What are railroads
What is the name of the nuclear product made at Hanford?
Plutonium
The date that Mt. St. Helens errupted.
May 18, 1980
Earthquakes, cracks in the mtn. and 5 feet of growth a day were signs it was about to Erupt
What is Mt. St. Helens
Explorer who mapped the Columbia River and met Chief Ugly Head
Who is David Thompson
How long you had to live on your homestead in order to own it
5 years
Place in Washington where materials were made that went into the making of the Atomic Bomb
Where is Hanford