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4th grade · Social Studies · Unit 6 of 8

Washington History to 1889

From time immemorial to statehood.

What your child practices

Practices the eras of Washington history: Tribes since time immemorial, exploration, the fur trade, the Oregon Trail, Washington Territory, treaties, railroads and statehood in 1889, plus why people saw events differently.

Washington State Learning Standards learning standard: H1.4.1; H1.4.2; H1.4.3; H3.4.1; H3.4.3; H3.4.4 · eras of Washington history to 1889 and the different perspectives of Native and non-Native people

Sample questions

A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.

  1. Question 1

    Washington Territory was created in…

    • 1853
    • 1889
    • 1776
    • 1912

  2. Question 2

    In the 1880s, the Northern Pacific Railway linked Washington to…

    • South America
    • Japan by land
    • Hawaii
    • the eastern United States

  3. Question 3

    In 1889, a great fire burned much of downtown…

    • Seattle
    • Olympia
    • Bellingham
    • Yakima

  4. Question 4

    Washington became the 42nd state on…

    • January 1, 1900
    • July 4, 1776
    • May 18, 1980
    • November 11, 1889

  5. Question 5

    How did many Tribes and settlers see land differently?

    • no one cared about land
    • they saw it the same way
    • many Tribes saw land as shared and cared for; settlers often wanted to own it
    • settlers didn't want land

  6. Question 6

    Which change came from the treaties of the 1850s?

    • the Cascades formed
    • Lewis and Clark arrived
    • many Tribes moved to reservations
    • the state got a new capital

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