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60 Cards in this Set
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Number of regions in the United States |
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. |