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7th grade · Social Studies · Unit 4 of 8

Treaties & Tribal Sovereignty

Treaty rights and working together

What your child practices

The treaties of 1854–1856, the rights Tribes reserved, the fish wars and the Boldt decision (1974), and the government-to-government relationship set out in the Centennial Accord (1989).

Washington State Learning Standards learning standard: C3.6-8.3; C3.6-8.4; C1.6-8.2; H4.6-8.2 · treaties between Washington Tribes and the United States, treaty rights and Tribal sovereignty

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

    Why do treaty rights still matter today?

    • Treaties are still law, so their rights continue
    • They were only promises
    • They expired in 1900
    • They apply only in Canada

  2. Question 2

    The US Constitution says treaties are…

    • Only state law
    • "The supreme law of the land"
    • Suggestions
    • Expired after 100 years

  3. Question 3

    In 1974, Judge George Boldt ruled that treaty Tribes have the right to…

    • Up to half of the harvestable salmon at their usual places
    • No fish at all
    • All the fish in the ocean
    • Only fish in lakes

  4. Question 4

    The US Supreme Court upheld the Boldt decision in…

    • 1979
    • 1889
    • 1855
    • 2020

  5. Question 5

    Who signed treaties on behalf of the United States in Washington Territory?

    • John McLoughlin
    • King George III
    • Robert Gray
    • Governor Isaac Stevens

  6. Question 6

    The Millennium Agreement (1999) built on the Centennial Accord by…

    • Ending all treaties
    • Moving Olympia
    • Setting up ways for the state and Tribes to keep working together
    • Closing reservations

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