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ch5 lesson 3
Idaho becomes a territory
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| For how many years was Idaho a part of the Washington territory? | 10 years |
| What do we call a group of elected representatives who make laws and solve problems? | Congress |
| Who signed the bill that made Idaho an official territory? | President Abraham Lincoln |
| BEFORE a territory becomes a state, who picks the territorial leaders? | U.S. Congress |
| In what year did Idaho become a territory? | 1863 |
| Where was the first Idaho territorial capital? | Lewiston |
| What legal rights did becoming a US territory give to Idaho? | Representation in Congress, Government leaders to make laws, military forces to protect miners from Native Americans, and protection to Indian Reservations from non-Indians. |
| Whose nickname was "Old Idaho"? | William Wallace |
| Who was Idaho's first territorial governor? | William Wallace |
| Did William Wallace ever visit Lincoln in Washington DC? | Yes. In 1865 on the day of the night Lincoln was assassinated |
| Did Lincoln ever visit William Wallace in Idaho? | No |
| How do Idahoans honor President Lincoln? | They have a statue of Lincoln in front of the state capitol in Boise.. |
| What were the original political boundaries of the Idaho territory? | It included all of Idaho, all of Montana, and parts of Wyoming. |
| Who chose Lewiston as the first territorial capital of Idaho? | William Wallace |
| Name Idaho's first newspaper and where it was printed. | The Golden Age in Lewiston, Idaho. |
| For whom was Lewiston named? | Explorer Meriwether Lewis. |
| Why was Lewiston sometimes referred to (called) a rag town? | It began as a city of tents. |
| How did the city of Boise get started? | It began as an army post and supply town for miners. |
| What was the nickname of the city of Boise, and why? | The City of Trees because it was planned near the fertile ground of the Boise River, and an fruit orchard was planted that stood out against the dry desert. |
| Why did Boise's population jump soon after Idaho became a territory? | Gold was discovered in the nearby mountains. |
| Why was the capital moved from Lewiston to Boise? | More people lived in the Boise area than in Lewiston. |
| Where is the largest population base located in Idaho today? | In and around the Boise area |
| Why did many people believe the capital should have moved from Lewiston to Idaho City? | At one time, more people lived in Idaho City than in Boise. |
| For a short time, during the gold rush in 1863, what was the largest (population) city in all of Idaho, Washington and Oregon? | Idaho City |
| What helped the easy spread of disease in large communities? | People living very close together. |
| What can be learned from a tombstone? | If the person were a boy or a girl, what their family(last) name was, Dates of birth and death, cause of death, symbols that told what type of job they had or if they served in the military. |
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