History of Washington Pioneers

Identify the only trail that did not pass through the Oregon Country.

• Oregon Trail

• Santa Fe Trail

• Long Trail

• California or Overland Trail

All of the following Washington pioneers lived west of the Cascade Mountains except:

• Peter Kirk

• Ben Snipes

• Michael T. Simmons

• Lizzy Ordway

From 1850-1890 all the immigrant groups moved into the area of present-day Washington except:

• African Americans

• Chinese

• Filipinos

• Mexicans

What other group came to Washington in large numbers along with Asians, Scandinavians, and Eastern Europeans to work in forestry, fishing, shipbuilding, and farming industries?

• African Americans

• Western Europeans

• Latin Americans

• Africans

Salmon canneries were located along the Columbia River, Pacific Coast, and Puget Sound areas of Washington. What group of people did not work in the 19th century cannery industry in these areas?

• American Indians

• Chinese

• Filipinos

• Eastern Europeans

Identify the only group prohibited from living in Oregon Territory south of the Columbia River and the state of Oregon in the 1850s and early 1860s.

• Black Americans

• Chinese

• Coastal Indians

• Plateau Indians

Identify the only major city located in the Puget Sound Lowlands during the 1859-1889 historical era.

• Walla Walla

• Spokane

• Vancouver

• Tacoma

Washington Territory communities in the latter 19th century commonly had all of the following except:

• schools

• shipyards

• churches

• government

Agricultural farmers used these processes to produce food and/or fiber during the 19th century except:

• subsistence farming

• commercial farming

• irrigated farming

• slash and burn techniques

During the late 19th century Robert Hume and his brother established many canneries in western Washington. Identify the most important canned product.

• oysters

• salmon

• strawberries

• cherries