PACIFIC STATES AND HAWAII

COASTAL STATES INTRO

• The Pacific Coastal states are:Oregon, Washington and middle & Northern California
• Idaho has similar soil conditions despite not being on the coast
• Lots of seafood is served here, along with Hawaii
• California was owned by Mexico until 1848 and became a state in 1859
• The gold rush increased California with goldseekers

HAWAII INTRO

• Hawaii is a group of 132 islands in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, most people living on the island, Oahu
• The islands were discovered by others in 1778, and became a possession of the U.S in 1898
• It became the United States 50th state in 1959
• The enviroment is good for growing tropic plants because of the mild climate
• US states to live in because frood has to be shipped from it

WAGON TRAINS

• People came in wagons to the Oregon country (Oregon, Washington & Idaho)
• They came for fertile land in a six month journey during 1840s
• The wagons had at least three oxen and carried a supply of that weight 2,500 lbs
• They would often ate a consist diet of meat, coffee and bread

RAILROADS

• Many railroads were built during America's great expansion
• The tracks helped bring the Chinese who would work in California

FRUITS & NUTS

• 1/2 of pears & 1/4 of apples grown America are from the Pacific Northwest
• The first apples were planted in Vancouver, Washington. Other fruits grown are:
• Plums, raspberries, strawberries, blackberries, sweet cherries, walnuts & filberts

APLETS & COTLETS

• Aplets and cotlets were made in the Pacific Northwest during 1920
• They are a candy made from a combination of fruits & nuts
• Aplets are a mixture of walnuts & apples, when cotlets are from apricots & walnuts
• Armenian immigrants made them when they were having trouble selling apples

POTATOES

• Idoha grows the most potatoes than the other states
• The volcanic soils helps make large, fluffy potatoes
• Potatoes came from Peru
• The Spaniards took them and brought them back to Europe
• Potatoes are also popular in Germany, England, Ireland and the Scandinavian countries

LENTILS

• Lentils are a legume, a type of seed
• Nutritionists considered very healthy
• 100% of lentils in America are grown in Idaho

SPAM

• Spam is a canned luncheon meat made in Austin, Minnesota during 1937
• It was made from pure pork and ham
• It became popular in Hawaii during World War 2
• In 1994, Hawaii bought over 4 cans for every citizen

COFFEE & MACADAMIA NUTS

• Macadamia nuts anf Kons coffee grow in Hawaii
• Hawaii is the only states in the Union that grows coffee

PINEAPPLE

• Pineapples are very associated with Hawaii
• There are boxes of pineapples in Hawaiian airports

SUGARCANE

• Sugarcane is the main agricultural crop of Hawaii
• Raw sugar is removed from this crop from mills

POI

• A traditional Hawaiian food
• It is turned into paste when the stem of the taro plant is pounded

POG

• POG stands for Pineapple, Orange, and Guava
• Pog is a juice made from the ones formerly listed
• The game pogs is made from the caps on the drink
• The drink is sometimes served with pineapple or a some sugar cane

LUAU

• A luau is a feast
• The main piece served is a pig roasted over a fire
• Their is also dancing and singing

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