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Chapter 4 lesson 1
First Idaho Missionaries
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is religion? | Faith |
| What do we call a person who travels to new places to teach about their religion and way of life to the native people? | Missionary |
| Who was the first missionary to the Oregon Country? | Jason Lee |
| Where was the first church service in Idaho held? | Fort Hall |
| Name four religions that sent missionaries to the Oregon Country. | Methodist, Presbyterian, Catholic, and Mormon |
| Which Native American tribe lived near the Spaulding mission? | The Nez Perce |
| Name the first white women to cross the Rocky Mountains | Narcissa (Prentiss) Whitman and Eliza Spaulding |
| What event caused many people to believe that it would be safe for entire families to travel west? | Eliza Spaulding and Narcissa Whitman crossing the Rocky Mountains |
| Which native tribe lived near the Whitman mission? | the Cayuse |
| Near what present-day city was the Whitman mission located? | Walla Walla, Washington |
| Near what present-day city was the Spaulding mission located? | Lapwai |
| A small community with homes, farms, a church and a school was called what? | A mission. |
| What were three things Eliza Spaulding taught the Nez Perce? | She taught the natives to sew, knit, cook, and read. |
| What did the Nez Perce teach Eliza Spaulding? | How to speak the Nez Perce language |
| What were two things Henry Spaulding taught the native Americans? | Grow vegetables and raise cattle |
| What were two rules Henry Spaulding made the native Americans follow at his mission? | Wear white men's clothing and cut their hair. |
| Name three helpful things built by Henry Spaulding at his mission. | Flour mill, sawmill and a blacksmith shop |
| The Nez Perce called Lapwai Valley Pflap Pflap. What did that name mean in English? | Valley of the Butterflies |
| How many children did the Spaulding's have? | 4; three girls and 1 boy. |
| Name the first white child born in Idaho. | (little) Eliza Spaulding |
| Were the Cayuse natives happy to become Christian at the Whitman's mission? | Some were unhappy with the new ways and new people coming on their land |
| What killed about half of the Cayuse tribe that lived near the Whitman mission? | Measles spread by white travelers who stopped at the mission |
| What is a motive? | A reason to do something. |
| A group of Cayuse Indians attacked the Whitman mission and killed both the Whitmans and some others living t the mission. By what name is this event known? | The Whitman Massacre |
| What is a massacre? | When many people are killed at one time. |
| Besides killing many, the Cayuse took others as prisoners. How many prisoners were taken? | More than 40. |
| Did the Cayuse's prisoners ever return safely? | the Cayuse exchanged (traded) the prisoners to some Fur Traders who were searching for the prisoners for shirts, blankets, guns, and tobacco. |
| When news of the attack on the Whitman mission reached the Spauldings, how did they react? | They closed their mission in Lapwai and moved away. |
| Did the Spauldings ever return to their mission? | Henry Spaulding went back over 20 years later. |
| When the Spauldings died, where were they buried? | Near their old mission in Nez Perce National Historical Park. |
| How did the Spauldings learn about the Whitman's' death? | Travelers brought the news. |
| Name the Jesuit priest that came to live among the Coeur d'Alene tribe | Father Pierre Jean De Smet. |
| Who was also known by the nickname: The Great Peacemaker? | Father Pierre Jean De Smet |
| What Idaho town was named in honor of The Great Peacemaker? | De Smet, Idaho |
| Did Father De Smet stay for a long time with the Coeur d'Alene? | No. After a short time he moved further into the Oregon Country. |
| Name Idaho's oldest building | the Cataldo Mission |
| Name the first Catholic Mission in Idaho | The Mission of the Sacred Heart |
| Who built the Mission of the Sacred Heart? | Father Nicholas Point and the Coeur d'Alenes |
| Where was The Mission of the Sacred Heart originally located? | Next to the St. Joe River |
| Why was the Mission of the Sacred Heart eventually moved? | There was constant flooding |
| Who joined the Mission of the Sacred Heart a few years later and helped build a new church? | Father Anthony Ravalli |
| About how long did it take Father Ravalli and the Coeur d' Alenes to build the new church? | About 5 years (1848-1853) |
| What materials were used to build the second church? | Wood, stone, mud, and grass found all around. |
| Where is the Cataldo Mission located? | Near the town of Cataldo in Old Mission State Park. |
| Years later, another priest lived at the Mission of the Sacred Heart, and people began calling the mission by this priest's name. What was his name? | Father Joseph Cataldo. |
| Missionaries and Priests flocked to the northern parts of Idaho. Which missionaries came to the southern parts of Idaho? | Mormons |
| What is a Mormon? | A member of The church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints |
| Who led the Mormons? | Brigham Young |
| Who built The Salmon River Mission on the Lemhi River? | A group of 27 Mormon men |
| What was the nickname of The Salmon river Mission? | Fort Limhi |
| Near what present-day Idaho town is fort Limhi located? | Tendoy, Idaho |
| What native American tribe owned the land by The Salmon river Mission? | Lemhi-Shoshone |
| What were the goals of the Mormon missionaries? | To teach their religion to the natives, to start a community, to live in peace beside the native Americans. |
| What did the natives teach the Mormon missionaries? | How to catch salmon |
| If the Shoshones converted to the Mormon religion, in what river were they baptized? | The Salmon River |
| How many more people joined the 27 Mormon men the second year in Idaho? | 60 more people |
| Where did the second group of Mormons settle? | A few miles away from Fort Limhi. |
| Was the second settlement accepted by the local Bannock tribe that owned the land on which they settled? | The Bannock chief, Shoo-woo-koo, welcomed them and said they could cut down trees for cabins, and hunt and fish, but could not take these things (lumber, fish, animals) from the valley. |
| Why did the Mormons leave? | They left after Bannocks killed two men and wounded others after it was discovered that Mormons had taken 8 wagons of dried salmon to Salt Lake City--which broke their promise. |