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Washington Journey Chapter 2 Review

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which explorer was the first to enter the Columbia River

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Juan De Fuca

c)

James Cook

d)

Robert Gray

2.

What was a common reason for Plateau and Coastal people to interact?

a)

To learn tribal dances

b)

to exchange hunting strategies

c)

To trade with each other

d)

To build houses together

3.

Who were the first Europeans to come in contact with natives in the Northwest?

a)

Missionaries

b)

Explorers

c)

Fur Traders

d)

Settlers

4.

What natural geographic features divided native people in the Pacific NW?

a)

Rivers

b)

Mountains

c)

Rivers and Mountains

d)

Deserts and Plateaus

5.

What was 1 factor that led to the end of the Fur Trade?

a)

Animals had been trapped almost to extinction

b)

Mr. Anderson had unfortunately eaten all of the Sea Otters in the Pacific Northwest

c)

China made it illegal to import Otter or Beaver pelts into its country

d)

Artificial/fake fur was invented and was much cheaper to purchase

6.

Some Cayuse accused Dr. Whitman of what?

a)

Forcing them to give up much of their culture such as their religion

b)

purposely spreading the measles to their tribe.

c)

Stealing their prized possessions

d)

Not effectively teaching them Christianity

7.

The Whitman Massacre caused American settlers to demand what?

a)

The protection of the U.S. Army

b)

War with the Native Americans who attacked them

c)

Supplies and resources from the Native Americans that attacked them

d)

A peace treaty with the Native Americans that attacked them

8.

The 1st American trading post was established by what man?

a)

Ranald MacDonald

b)

John Jacob Astor

c)

Francis Blanchet

d)

Edgar Allan Poe

9.

The mild climate and the abundant resources allowed Coastal tribes to spend time on what activities?

a)

Hunting and gathering

b)

Having elaborate dance offs with Mr. Anderson

c)

Elaborate cultural arts and ceremonial practices

d)

Waging war with neighboring tribes

10.

What British company owned the fur trading in Canada and the Oregon Country?

a)

Pacific Fur Comapny

b)

The British Fur Company

c)

The Hudson Bay Company

d)

The John Jacob Astor Company

11.

What place, other than the U.S. and Europe, had a high demand for furs?

a)

Japan

b)

China

c)

Great Britain

d)

Mexico

12.

After the War of 1812, who owned the Oregon Country?

a)

Great Britain

b)

The U.S.

c)

Both Great Britain and the U.S.

d)

Canada

13.

What was the name fort the British built in the Oregon Country

a)

Fort Astor

b)

Fort Vancouver

c)

Fort Clatsop

d)

Fort Lewis

14.

Fort Vancouver was built near the mouth of which river?

a)

Willamette River

b)

Columbia River

c)

Walla Walla River

d)

Cowlitz River

15.

When did the fur era end?

a)

the 1860s

b)

The 1840s

c)

the 1830s

d)

By 1790

16.

What Oregon City is named after the man that established the 1st American trading post in the Oregon Country?

a)

Portland

b)

Salem

c)

Eugene

d)

Astoria

17.

What Tacoma middle school is named after a famous missionary in the Oregon Country?

a)

Meeker Middle School

b)

Gray Middle School

c)

Jason Lee Middle School

d)

Mason Middle School

18.

What Tacoma middle school is named after an American explorer that was the first explorer to successfully sail into and name the Columbia River?

a)

Meeker Middle School

b)

Truman Middle School

c)

Baker Middle School

d)

Gray Middle School

19.

What tragic event happened to the Whitman's daughter?

a)

She was killed in the Massacre by the Cayuse

b)

She drowned

c)

She died in a measles epidemic

d)

She died in a wagon accident while traveling on the Oregon Trail

20.

What was a downside to Coastal and Plateau people expanding their trading networks?

a)

It often led to conflict

b)

It led to the spread of deadly germs

c)

It led to overpopulation of tribal lands

d)

It led to increased slavery among tribes

21.

What was the major transportation and source of food for the Plateau Tribes?

a)

The Snake River

b)

The Yakima River

c)

The Columbia River

d)

The Chehalis River

22.

What is something the Coastal and Plateau tribes had in common?

a)

They both had a temperate climate and abundant resources

b)

They both utilized Red Cedar for their clothing and shelter

c)

They had similar types of dwellings (houses)

d)

Salmon was a main part of their diet

23.

In which group did women experience more equality?

a)

Coastal

b)

Plateau

24.

In which group was wealth demonstrated by the measure of one's generosity?

a)

Coastal

b)

Plateau

25.

Which tribe was known as the great middlemen in a vast network of Native American trade?

a)

Chinook

b)

Cayuse

c)

Nez Perce

d)

The Makah

26.

The first European explorers to the Northwest were in search of what?

a)

Otter furs

b)

Gold

c)

Northwest Passage

d)

Religious freedom

27.

Lewis and Clark were the last explorers to search for the Northwest Passage.

a)

True

b)

False

28.

Which sea captain had been around the world twice in both directions and discovered a group of islands in the Pacific that he name the Sandwich Islands?

a)

Captain Gray

b)

Captain Vancouver

c)

Captain Juan de Fuca

d)

Captain Cook

29.

Which explorer spent a summer exploring and mapping the Puget Sound region?

a)

Robert Gray

b)

James Cook

c)

George Vancouver

d)

Lewis and Clark

30.

Why were explorers looking for a Northwest Passage?

a)

It would make it much easier and faster for European traders to reach the markets of Africa and the Middle East

b)

It would make it much easier and faster for European traders to reach the markets of China and India

c)

In hopes of establishing trade with Native people in the Northwest region of North America

d)

They had heard the Northwest Passage led to Mr. Anderson's classroom that was full of good talking points to meet that special someone