Unit Jeopardy Vocab The Journey West Life in the NW Creating Territories Mixed Bag FINAL

Vocab 100 A way to make a living Livelihood

Vocab 200 Variety Diversity

Vocab 300 Longitudinal reference line that runs through Greenwich, England Prime Meridian

Vocab 400 Discussion between nations with the goal of reaching an agreement Diplomacy

Vocab 500 Divine mission of Americans to spread their political and religious values to others Manifest Destiny

The Journey West 100 From 1840 to 1875, approximately how many pioneers settled the Pacific Northwest? 300,000

The Journey West 200 Name one specific reason pioneers moved west. Answers vary

The Journey West 300 Settlements turned into towns and later what? Cities

The Journey West 400 As settlers arrived in Oregon Country, they settled south of this physical feature? Columbia River

The Journey West 500 A government explorer found this in Wyoming in 1832, which opened up the way west for more pioneers to follow? South Pass

Life in the NW 100 Name one major industry that provided early settlers with a way to make a living? Answers vary

Life in the NW 200 The growth of Washington’s agriculture has made what two crops important today for Washington’s farmers? Wheat and apples

Life in the NW 300 Pioneers recall happy times in the Willamette Valley despite what major problems? Name one Answers vary

Life in the NW 400 What valuable whale product was used by early settlers for carriage springs, corset stays, fishing rods, hoops for skirts, etc. Baleen

Life in the NW 500 During the early 1800s, ships set sail from New England ports in search of what along the Pacific Coast? Whales

Creating Territories 100 U.S. treaties with what two nations settled boundary disputes over the Oregon Territory? Spain and Britain

Creating Territories 200 What fueled the desire for western expansion? Manifest Destiny

DAILY DOUBLE - Creating Territories What was created in 1853 when settlers asked to be separated from Oregon Territory? Answers will vary

Creating Territories 400 People who supported expanding the size of the United States Expansionist

Creating Territories 500 An area examined in detail? Survey

Mixed Bag 100 Washington Territory was created in this year 1853

Mixed Bag 200 How many casualties were their in the “Pig War”? One pig

Mixed Bag 300 What natural resource was discovered in the Puget Sound Lowlands and Cascade Mountains and mined well into the 1900s? Coal

Mixed Bag 400 What group of people controlled most of the land north of the Columbia River until the 1840s? Fur Traders

Mixed Bag 500 According to the Land Act, married couple were eligible for how many acres 640

What year did Washington become a state? FINAL JEOPARDY!