People and History of the Pacific West Region
Activity 8
1.
When
was Hawaii discovered and populated?
2.
What
group of people discovered and populated it?
3.
Hawaii is the
only state that was once ruled by what?
4.
What two
industries helped Hawaii grow?
5.
When did
Hawaii become a state?
6.
When
did the U.S. buy Alaska from Russia?
7.
How
much money did the U.S. government pay?
8.
Were
Americans happy about buying Alaska?
9.
For
decades, what did America do with Alaska?
10.
What
did Joe Juneau and Richard Harris find in Alaska?
12.
What
industry was born during this time?
13.
How
many salmon canneries were built and operating?
14.
Why
was Alaska important when America declared war on Japan?
15.
What group
of people lived in Oregon first?
16.
What were
Spanish and British mariners looking for in Oregon?
17.
In 1792,
Captain John Gray found it. What did he name it?
19.
When did
people begin settling in Oregon?
20.
When did it
become a state?
21.
What
happened between 1841 and 1860?
22.
How many
miles was the Oregon Trail?
23.
What
was the Oregon trail?
24.
What
was the Oregon trail in the beginning?
25.
Where did
most pioneers settle?
26.
What two
forms of transportation helped Oregon’s economy?
27.
What
were most U.S. citizens who went to California before 1840?
28.
What Indian
tribes lived in California before Europeans came?
29.
When did the
Spanish explorer Cabrillo see California?
30.
What country
ruled California before America won the land in 1848?
31.
In 1849, what
did James Marshall find in the water while building a sawmill?
33.
What was this
event called?
34.
What were the
people who went called?
35.
How did people
make the journey to California?
37.
What city grew
because of this discovery?
38.
When did
California become a state?
39.
Washington was
home to what Native American tribes?
40.
During the 1700
and 1800’s, what countries explored Washington?
41.
What industry
helped shape the state?
42.
What event in
1855 brought more people to the state?