A Beka 4Th Grade, Oregon State History

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Number of regions in the United States

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seven (7)

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In which region of United States is the Oregon State?

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in the Pacific region of the United States

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Name all the states bordering with Oregon.

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Washington, Idaho, Nevada, California

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The capitol city of Oregon

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Salem

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The largest city in Oregon

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Portland

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The lowest mountain range in Oregon

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Costal Mountain Range

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The highest mountain range in Oregon

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Cascade Mountain Range

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Deepest lake in the United States

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Crater Lake

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The land that lies between the Cascade Range and the Coastal Range

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Willamette Valley

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The most isolated areas of the state

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Harney Basin

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The basin that covers parts of Oregon, Idaho and California and most of Nevada.

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Great Basin

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The river which makes up Oregon’s northern border.

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Columbia River

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This river makes up Oregon’s east border.

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Snake River

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The Oregon highest mountain point.

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Mount Hood

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Portland is sometimes called “The City of….”

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The City of Roses

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The Oregon’s song

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“Oregon My Oregon”

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What is the state tree?

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Douglas Fir

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What is the state flower?

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Oregon Grape

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What is the state bird?

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Western Meadowlark

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What is Oregon’s motto

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"She Flies With Her Own Wings“

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What is the state animal?

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beaver

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What is the nickname of Oregon State?

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The Beaver State

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What is unique about Oregon’s flag?

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Only flag to have a different design on each side

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What are the stars on the flag represent?

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the year the Oregon became a state.

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When did Oregon become a state?

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February 14, 1859

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The only people that lived in the region that is Oregon today were?

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Native Americans or American Indians

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Approximately how many tribes lived in Oregon?

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about 80 tribes

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Three different groups that Native Americans belonged to?

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The Coastal, The Columbia Plateau, The Willamette Valley

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The richest and most advanced Native American tribe in North America

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Chinook

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The Columbia Plateau tribe known as warriors.

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Nez Perces

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A small tracts of land set aside for Native Americans

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reservations

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The first Europeans to sail along the Oregon coast.

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Spanish explorers

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The captain who became one of the first white men to enter Oregon.

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Captain John Gray

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This captain explored the river in 1792 and named it for his ship, the Columbia.

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Captain John Gray

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The first explorers of the Pacific Northwest to plant the U.S. flag on the Pacific coast!

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Meriwether Lewis and William Clark

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Why many trappers and traders were drawn to Oregon.

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Beavers fur became enormously valuable.

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The first permanent U.S. Settlement of the Pacific coast and its founder.

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Fort Astoria, John Jacob Astor

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He raised money and bought supplies to lead a party of settlers to Oregon

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Hall Kelley

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The first of the Oregon missionaries.

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Jason Lee

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Who and when was leading the first great migration what would become known as Oregon Trail.

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Marcus Whitman, In 1843

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Why a band of Cayuse Indians killed white people at the Whitman Mission in 1847

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Disease brought by whites killed Indians.

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What federal law encouraged settlement in Oregon in the 1850s?

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Oregon Donation Law

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When Jason Lee set up a mission in the Willamette Valley

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1834

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When the settlers begun moving west on the Oregon Trail

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1840

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Year when transcontinental railroad line reached Oregon

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1880

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Did the Portland's population grew or declined between 1900 and 1910

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grew

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An advocate for women’s rights

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Abigail Scott Duniway

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When Oregon voters approved women’s right to vote?

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In 1912

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What kind of technological progress came to Oregon in 1920s?

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electricity and running water reached Oregon’s small towns and many farms.

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Which act prohibited the Japanese to buy land in the Oregon

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Alien Land Act

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Name of organization that used violence against Catholic immigrants, Asians, Jews, and African Americans.

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Ku Klux Klan

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How do we call a period of time when the country’s economy was in terrible shape in 1929

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Great Depression

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Why Portland became one of the nation’s major shipbuilding centers?

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because of inexpensive electricity brought by Bonneville Dam

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When the World War II began in Europe?

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in 1939

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When and why the United States joined the World War II?

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December, 1941 after Japan attacked the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii

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When did the World War II ended?

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in 1945

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Why Oregonians are wanted to keep their state healthy and clean

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Oregonians began to notice that some of their industries were causing ecological damage.

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What is the Oregon’s Bottle Bill?

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cans and bottles in the state to be returnable-recycling

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When Oregon became the first in the nation to hold a vote-by-mail election

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1993

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What does the vote-by-mail election means?

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This means that all registered voters receive their ballots by postal delivery and can vote from their homes.