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  Oregon: Not A Typical History   popular trivia quiz  
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Found in the Northwestern region of the United States, the state of Oregon has had a fascinating history. Here are ten questions about this often forgotten state.
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Oregon History Trivia Questions

1. What was the name given to the large wagon wheeled route that connected the Missouri River to the valleys in Oregon?

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Answer: Oregon Trail

The Oregon Trail can be described by an east-west logic. The western part of the trail runs through what are now the US States of Idaho and Oregon. The eastern part of the trail run through parts of Kansas, Nebraska and Wyoming. It was built by fur traders between 1810 and 1840 and much of it only passable by either foot or horseback. Prior to the breaking of the trail, the Lewis and Clark Expedition had covered ground by mapping the river valleys of the Platte and Snake Rivers providing valuable information regarding this region of the United States.

2. On June 15, 1846 which nation signed the Oregon Treaty with the United States to officially end the Oregon Land Dispute?

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Answer: United Kingdom

The Oregon Treaty was officially signed by US President James Polk and British Ambassador Sir Richard Pakenham, ending the Oregon boundary dispute over the British Rupert's Land territory. The treaty provided guidelines related to the Strait of Juan de Fuca, specific rights of the Puget's Sound Agricultural Company and property rights of the Hudson's Bay Company. Unfortunately, boundary issues were vague and unclear leading to a further conflict in 1859 known as the "Pig War". In addition, there is the issue of Point Roberts, Washington. The community itself, due to the 49th parallel boundaries of the agreement became an exclave and can only be accessed by traveling through Canada and back into the United States.

3. Along with the states of California, Nevada and the Idaho Territory, what war (1864-68) took place with the indigenous bands of Bannock, Paiute and Shoshone along the river of the same name?

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Answer: Snake War

Defined as an "irregular war", the Snake War resulted from tensions arising from game and water competition between various indigenous tribes and the various white settlers who were encroaching upon them. A series of events led to the war itself including the Clark Massacre of 1851, the Ward Massacre of 1854, and the Salmon Falls Massacre of 1860. Also in 1860, gold mining declined in the state of California and white settlers began arriving at the Nez Pearce reservation in Idaho without warning. As miners started arriving in other locations in California, Oregon and Nevada a four year began in 1864 involving mainly guerilla warfare. Oddly enough, very few military or tribe leaders became historically well known during this period. Only Pahninee Chief Paulina and U.S. Army Commander George Crook became significant figures in American history. By the time the war had ended, over 1,700 people became victims of capture, disfigurement, or death (significantly more than the casualties sustained at the Battle of Little Bighorn in which just over 800 casualties were accounted for).

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