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Chapter 1 Lesson 2 Early Washington Settlements

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 11mins

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Class
Date
1.

Although many different tribes lived in ______________ coastal areas, three main ones were the Salish, Chinook, and Makah.

a)

Pacific Northwest's

b)

Washington's

c)

Seattle's

d)

North America's

2.

_____________ is the movement of a group of animals from one place to another.

a)

Diplomacy

b)

Mediate

c)

Indigenous

d)

Migration

3.

Missionaries: Some missionaries wanted Native people to dress, speak, and live like Christian Americans. The white explorers, fur trappers, missionaries, and early pioneers brought diseases... Entire Indian villages on the coast and along the Columbia River were wiped out... These deaths were the result of having no (a)   , or biological resistance, to the diseases.

4.

Earning a Living: When settlers first came to the Northwest, fur trading was the (a)   economic activity.

5.

In the 1960s, many began using the term, "_________ _______" to describe the first people to live in the Americas.

a)

Native American

b)

Indian Savages

c)

Indigenous People

d)

Original Inhabitants

6.

Mining: Lots of (a)   were needed to access all these underground resources.

7.

Washington Breaks from Oregon: It wasn't long before settlers living north of the Columbia River wanted to separate from (a)   Territory and form their own Government.

8.

Through a conflict with other groups, the (a)   acquired horses for their own use.

9.

Some refer to themselves as indigenous people. (a)   refers to a group who share similar culture and have lived in a geographical region for many generations.

10.

How do you think the Whitman Mission incident could have ended differently?

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