4th grade · Social Studies · Unit 5 of 8
Resistance, Resilience & Change
Conflicts and the people who shaped Oregon
What your child practices
Tribal resistance in the Rogue River and Modoc Wars and Chief Joseph's Nez Perce, and the experiences of Chinese, Japanese American, Black and Mexican workers and families in Oregon. Told plainly and age-appropriately.
Oregon State Standards learning standard: 4.H.CC.3; 4.H.CE.4; 4.H.CP.7; 4.H.CP.8 · Indigenous resistance, how change affected underrepresented groups, the legacy of discrimination, and conflicts in Oregon's history
Sample questions
A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.
Question 1
Vanport, a city of wartime workers near Portland with many Black residents, was destroyed in 1948 by a…
- volcano
- fire
- flood
flood
Hint: The Columbia River broke through a dike.
Question 2
Kintpuash, also called Captain Jack, was a leader of the…
- Nez Perce
- Siletz
- Modoc
Modoc
Hint: He led Modoc people who resisted removal.
Question 3
The Modoc War of 1872–1873 was fought near…
- Portland
- the Oregon–California border
- Hells Canyon
the Oregon–California border
Hint: It was fought in the lava beds near Tule Lake.
Question 4
Big dams and canneries helped Oregon's economy but…
- hurt Tribes who lost fishing places
- hurt no one
- stopped all fishing forever
hurt Tribes who lost fishing places
Hint: Change affects groups differently.
Question 5
Chief Joseph's band of Nez Perce traveled more than 1,000 miles while trying to…
- escape the US Army and reach safety
- sell horses
- find gold
escape the US Army and reach safety
Hint: They were stopped just short of Canada.
Question 6
Why did Tribes resist settlers moving onto their lands?
- they wanted to move away
- to protect their homes, food and ways of life
- they had no reason
to protect their homes, food and ways of life
Hint: Land meant home and food.