Washington's Origin Story
What resource did miners find in the Puget Sound Lowlands and the Cascade Mountains?
Coal
What is a treaty?
a written agreement between two states (or groups).
What led the to the US entering WWII?
The bombing of Pearl Harbor
What are the three branches of government?
Judicial, executive, legislative
What tree is Washington's state tree?
Who was the first territorial governor of Washington?
Isaac Stevens
What was the first treaty signed?
Treaty of Medicine Creek
Who did US citizens blame for the Great Depression?
Hoover
Freedom of speech is a part of which amendment?
1st Amendment
Where were the 2024 Summer Olympics held?
Paris
What are the 5 major regions in Washington?
Coastal, Puget Sound Lowlands, Cascade, Columbia Plateau, Rocky Mountains (Okanogan Highlands)
Why did white settlers want Native Americans to move onto reservations?
White settlers did not want to live near the Native Americans.
What is a political machine?
Powerful people (usually rich) who used their power to control government and business. They were motivated by the amount of money they could make.
How many senators does Washington have to represent us in the US Congress?
Bonus: Who are they?
2
Bonus: Patty Murrey, Maria Cantwell
Every week, U.S. aircraft drop more than 14.7 million _____________ over the Panamanian rainforest to curb the screwworm, a key operation to protect the U.S. livestock economy.
Name one coastal tribe and one plateau tribe that was here before Westward Expansion.
Coastal: Salish, Chinook, Makah
Plateau: Cayuse, Nez Perce
What was the Indian Homestead Act?
Gave Natives the right to own a piece of proptery.
What is the spoils system?
The practice of giving loyal supporters a government job, even if they were unqualified.
What is a Free Market System?
When people, not the government, own most of the companies.
In what year did Mrs. McSwain start teaching?
What was the Whitman Massacre?
Conflict between the missionaries and the Cayuse because the Cayuse accused the Whitmans of bringing disease to kill the natives.
What was the main purpose of boarding schools?
To assimilate Native Americans into white culture.
What was the Bracero Program?
Mexican men were allowed to work in the US as temporary farm laborers during WWII.
What was the purpose of the Pacific Salmon Treaty?
Agreement between the US and Canada to allow fisherman to fish for equal amounts of salmon in each other's country.
What was the longest hiccup attack ever recorded in history?
68 years