4th grade · Social Studies · Unit 8 of 8
People Who Shaped Washington
Pioneers, immigrants, leaders and new technology.
What your child practices
Practices how people from many cultural groups shaped Washington, why people moved here and what it cost them, how technology such as railroads changed lives, and how to compare primary and secondary sources.
Washington State Learning Standards learning standard: E1.4.1; H2.4.1; H2.4.2; H2.4.3; H4.4.3 · people and groups who shaped Washington, the costs and benefits of moving, technology and historical sources
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
A primary source is…
- written much later by someone else
- a made-up story
- always a textbook
- made by someone who was there
made by someone who was there
Hint: Letters, photos and diaries are primary sources.
Question 2
A benefit of moving to the Pacific Northwest for settlers was…
- no neighbors
- less food
- colder winters
- land to farm
land to farm
Hint: Settlers hoped for a better life.
Question 3
Which is a primary source about the Oregon Trail?
- a modern encyclopedia
- a quiz
- a cartoon
- a pioneer's diary
a pioneer's diary
Hint: Diaries are first-hand.
Question 4
Which invention changed travel in Washington in the 1880s?
- the airplane
- the car ferry app
- the smartphone
- the railroad
the railroad
Hint: Trains moved people and goods quickly.
Question 5
Washington women won the right to vote in…
- 1990
- 1910
- 1776
- 1889
1910
Hint: Washington was one of the first states to give women the vote.
Question 6
How did the railroad change farmers' lives?
- they lost all land
- they could sell crops in faraway cities
- they had to stop farming
- crops stopped growing
they could sell crops in faraway cities
Hint: Technology opened new markets.