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WorksheetsWashington Journey Chapter 2 Review
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
Which explorer was the first to enter the Columbia River
Christopher Columbus
Juan De Fuca
James Cook
Robert Gray
What was a common reason for Plateau and Coastal people to interact?
To learn tribal dances
to exchange hunting strategies
To trade with each other
To build houses together
Who were the first Europeans to come in contact with natives in the Northwest?
Missionaries
Explorers
Fur Traders
Settlers
What natural geographic features divided native people in the Pacific NW?
Rivers
Mountains
Rivers and Mountains
Deserts and Plateaus
What was 1 factor that led to the end of the Fur Trade?
Animals had been trapped almost to extinction
Mr. Anderson had unfortunately eaten all of the Sea Otters in the Pacific Northwest
China made it illegal to import Otter or Beaver pelts into its country
Artificial/fake fur was invented and was much cheaper to purchase
Some Cayuse accused Dr. Whitman of what?
Forcing them to give up much of their culture such as their religion
purposely spreading the measles to their tribe.
Stealing their prized possessions
Not effectively teaching them Christianity
The Whitman Massacre caused American settlers to demand what?
The protection of the U.S. Army
War with the Native Americans who attacked them
Supplies and resources from the Native Americans that attacked them
A peace treaty with the Native Americans that attacked them
The 1st American trading post was established by what man?
Ranald MacDonald
John Jacob Astor
Francis Blanchet
Edgar Allan Poe
The mild climate and the abundant resources allowed Coastal tribes to spend time on what activities?
Hunting and gathering
Having elaborate dance offs with Mr. Anderson
Elaborate cultural arts and ceremonial practices
Waging war with neighboring tribes
What British company owned the fur trading in Canada and the Oregon Country?
Pacific Fur Comapny
The British Fur Company
The Hudson Bay Company
The John Jacob Astor Company
What place, other than the U.S. and Europe, had a high demand for furs?
Japan
China
Great Britain
Mexico
After the War of 1812, who owned the Oregon Country?
Great Britain
The U.S.
Both Great Britain and the U.S.
Canada
What was the name fort the British built in the Oregon Country
Fort Astor
Fort Vancouver
Fort Clatsop
Fort Lewis
Fort Vancouver was built near the mouth of which river?
Willamette River
Columbia River
Walla Walla River
Cowlitz River
When did the fur era end?
the 1860s
The 1840s
the 1830s
By 1790
What Oregon City is named after the man that established the 1st American trading post in the Oregon Country?
Portland
Salem
Eugene
Astoria
What Tacoma middle school is named after a famous missionary in the Oregon Country?
Meeker Middle School
Gray Middle School
Jason Lee Middle School
Mason Middle School
What Tacoma middle school is named after an American explorer that was the first explorer to successfully sail into and name the Columbia River?
Meeker Middle School
Truman Middle School
Baker Middle School
Gray Middle School
What tragic event happened to the Whitman's daughter?
She was killed in the Massacre by the Cayuse
She drowned
She died in a measles epidemic
She died in a wagon accident while traveling on the Oregon Trail
What was a downside to Coastal and Plateau people expanding their trading networks?
It often led to conflict
It led to the spread of deadly germs
It led to overpopulation of tribal lands
It led to increased slavery among tribes
What was the major transportation and source of food for the Plateau Tribes?
The Snake River
The Yakima River
The Columbia River
The Chehalis River
What is something the Coastal and Plateau tribes had in common?
They both had a temperate climate and abundant resources
They both utilized Red Cedar for their clothing and shelter
They had similar types of dwellings (houses)
Salmon was a main part of their diet
In which group did women experience more equality?
Coastal
Plateau
In which group was wealth demonstrated by the measure of one's generosity?
Coastal
Plateau
Which tribe was known as the great middlemen in a vast network of Native American trade?
Chinook
Cayuse
Nez Perce
The Makah
The first European explorers to the Northwest were in search of what?
Otter furs
Gold
Northwest Passage
Religious freedom
Lewis and Clark were the last explorers to search for the Northwest Passage.
True
False
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?
Captain Gray
Captain Vancouver
Captain Juan de Fuca
Captain Cook
Which explorer spent a summer exploring and mapping the Puget Sound region?
Robert Gray
James Cook
George Vancouver
Lewis and Clark
Why were explorers looking for a Northwest Passage?
It would make it much easier and faster for European traders to reach the markets of Africa and the Middle East
It would make it much easier and faster for European traders to reach the markets of China and India
In hopes of establishing trade with Native people in the Northwest region of North America
They had heard the Northwest Passage led to Mr. Anderson's classroom that was full of good talking points to meet that special someone
