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PNW History for Educators - D189

Total questions: 76

Worksheet time: 39mins

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1.

Which action did British Parliament offer a reward for doing, that inspired British subjects to travel to the Pacific Northwest in the 1770's?

a)

Louisiana Purchase

b)

Oregon Teretory

c)

Northwest Passage

d)

Washington Treaty

2.

In what way did Captain James Cook's exploration in 1778 have a major social and economic impact on the Pacific Northwest?

a)

It led to British discovery that beaver pelts from the Pacific Northwest were highly profitable in the Chinese market.

b)

It led to British discovery that sea otter pelts from the Pacific Northwest were highly profitable in the Chinese market.

c)

Maritime trade in the PNW

d)

First Fur Trading company in PNW

3.

Which statement accurately describes the nature of the United States trade in the Pacific Northwest prior to 1800?

a)

The United States had a smaller role in maritime trade then England and France

b)

The United States had a larger role in maritime trade then England and France

c)

The United States had no role in maritime trade then England and France

d)

The United States had a similar role in maritime trade then England and France

4.

What was the effect of the Oregon treaty of 1846 on the Hudson's Bay Company (HBC)

a)

It defined the boundary between the US and present day Canada ending HBC's dominance in US territory

b)

It helped HBC gain more dominance in the PNW

c)

It defined the boundary between the US and present day Canada growing HBC's dominance in US territory

5.

What was the US government obligated to do for native Americans under the terms of the point no point treaty of 1855

a)

Establish day schools

b)

Give back land taken

c)

Establish an agricultural an industrial school

d)

Allow native people to hunt and fish off reservation land

6.

Which action did chief Seattle take when European American immigrants violated the treaty of point Elliot and native Americans rebuild

a)

He protected the natives from the settlers

b)

He banded together with other tribes to become more powerful

c)

He left his tribe

d)

He protected the settlers from native warriors

7.

Which native American people lost land in the point Elliot trading that later became of the city of Seattle

a)

Nez Perce

b)

Non Treaty Nez Perce

c)

Duwamish

d)

Nisqually

8.

Which right did the Walla Walla, Umatilla, and Cayuse Native Americans retain after their negotiations with the US government

a)

The right to use ancestral lands on and off the reservation for hunting and gathering

b)

The ability to hunt and fish in the Columbia River

c)

The right to use ancestral lands on and off the reservation for potlatch

d)

The right to use ancestral burial lands

9.

What was an underlying cause of the Yakima war

a)

Settlers trespassing on native lands to access a Goldstrike

b)

Settlers wanting to Marry native women

c)

The murder of Andrew Bolin

d)

The killing of Chief Kamakian

10.

What was traded between Native Americans and Captain James Cook that led to an economic turning point for the Pacific Northwest region? 

a)

Sea Otter Pelts

b)

Beaver Pelts

c)

Gold and Silver

d)

Guns and Hunting supplies

11.

Which prominent Native leader signed the Treaty of Point Elliot in 1855 as the representative of the Duwamish and Suquamish peoples? 

a)

Chief Seattle

b)

Chief Joseph

c)

Chief Leschi

d)

Gov. Isaac Stevens

12.

Which federal law subdivided Native lands and reservations into private property assigned to individuals and families?  

a)

The Louisiana Purchase

b)

The Oregon Treaty

c)

The Oregon Trail

d)

The Dawes Act

13.

Which conflict resulted in around 400 Pacific Northwest Native Americans being imprisoned at Fort Leavenworth in Kansas?  

a)

The Modac War

b)

The Nez Perce War

c)

The Rogue River War

d)

The Puget Sound War

14.

Which of the following is a reason that the treaty process in the Pacific Northwest of the United States was particularly cumbersome?  

a)

Clearly defined Native leaders

b)

Significant language barriers

c)

Ability for negotiating parties from the U.S. to make decisions without government approval

d)

Negotiation by former employees of the Hudson’s Bay Company

15.

Treaty of point no point

a)

Natives were captured and sent to Ft. Leavenworth

b)

Retained rights to their traditional hunting and fishing grounds and agreed to trade at Vancouver Island

c)

Relinquished all of their hunting and fishing rights but able to access burial grounds

d)

Retained rights to their traditional hunting and fishing grounds and agreed not to trade at Vancouver Island

16.

Puget Sound War

a)

Several natives disagreed with treaties they were offered so natives who lived alongside the Puget Sound battled with US Navy who raided their territories Chief Seattle warned settlers

b)

Was a fight over the San Juan Islands border between Britain and America

c)

Was a direct result of the Yakima War

d)

Was completely peaceful

17.

Yakima Indian war

a)

Indian Affairs wrongfully killed chief kamakians nephew

b)

Miners who encroached on the Yakima Land married Yakima Women

c)

Yakama people attacked some minors who were in fringing on their territory; US soldiers retaliated and forced natives to retreat

d)

Caused due to the Walla Walla Treaty

18.

Nez Perce Flight

a)

Non Treaty Nez Perce were sent to Canada and banished from the US

b)

were forced upon multiple reservations in Idaho

c)

Non-treaty Nez perce And US Army forcing non-treaty on a 126 day, 1170 mile journey through four states; non-treaty natives were exiled to Kansas

d)

Were separated from the Treaty Nez Perce

19.

Dawes General Allotment Act

a)

Gave money to those who were first to find the Northwest Passage

b)

Forced farmers to teach natives how to farm on their land

c)

Agents were Abel to declare competency before the 25 years were up

d)

1887 law that divided reservation land into private family plots; Reversed the practice of allowing the tribes to communally manage and control the reservation lands

20.

True or False? Lewis and Clark came to the Pacific Northwest to establish a trading company.

a)

False. Lewis and Clark journeyed through the Pacific Northwest to explore the area from the Louisiana Purchase, not to establish a trading company.

b)

True. They were sent by the United States government to pave the path to the NW Passage for the future settlers in the west.

21.

True or False? The land-based fur trade was eventually overtaken by the maritime fur trade in the Pacific Northwest.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

True or False? Europeans and Americans were dependent on Native Americans for the functioning of the fur trade.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

Who and what were the Knights of Labor?

a)

The main cause of the Everett Massacre

b)

Pro-chinese worker union supporting the immigration of Chinese laborers

c)

Targeted employers of Chinese laborers (IWW)Labor union/movement

d)

Helped unemployed citizens find work

24.

Seattle Minutemen

a)

Volunteer civil defense corps; Pro-communist

b)

Volunteer civil defense corps; anti-communist

c)

Paid civil defense corps; anti-communist

d)

Paid civil defense corps; Pro-communist

25.

1924 Immigration Act (select all that apply)

a)

A United States federal law that limited the number of immigrants who could be admitted from any country to 2% of the number of people from that country who were already living in the United States, and banned immigration of Asians.

b)

These efforts were due in part to keep America a Protestant country.

c)

Was the first discriminatory act

d)

Only affected Chinese women who were immoral

26.

Which of these is NOT the reason why was WA hit so hard by the Great Depression

a)

WA was highly dependent on extractive industries, especially forest products

b)

Washington was more populated than the surrounding states leading to more unemployment than any other state.

c)

hit hardest were the building and construction industry (and logging/sawmills)

d)

at least one third of labor force was unemployed

27.

Which is NOT true about the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition?

a)

Europeans used it to show off territories they wanted to take over.

b)

Took place on the ground of the University of Washington;

c)

intended to promote the region's economic and cultural ties to Alaska, the Canadian Northwest, and the Pacific Rim

d)

Americans used it to show off territories they took over.

28.

Abigail Scott Duniway

a)

Wrote multiple books on women voting

b)

lead the movement of women getting the right to vote in the PNW

c)

Argued against the idea of women voting in WA and OR

d)

Fought to make sure Wyoming an Nevada were the first states to allow women to vote

29.

Which type of Native American school emphasized religious education? 

a)

Mission School

b)

Off Reservation School

c)

Reservation Boarding School

d)

Day School

30.

Which federal act reversed many assimilationist policies, such as allotment, privatization of lands, and boarding schools, and allowed Native peoples an avenue to regain land and ensure tribal self-government? 

a)

The Indian Reorganization Act

b)

The Indian Voting Act

c)

The Indian Citizen Act

d)

The Meriam Report

31.

What was another name for the Populist Party? 

a)

The Republican Party

b)

The Democrat Party

c)

The Green Party

d)

The People's Party

32.

How did the U.S. government intervene in the Pacific Northwest to improve working conditions for loggers when the nation entered World War I? 

a)

Established the One Big Union for the industrial working class

b)

Passed criminal syndicalism legislation

c)

Created the Loyal Legion of Loggers and Lumbermen (4-L)

d)

Supported the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW)

33.

Which statement is true of Native American participation in World War I? 

a)

Many Native Americans were non-citizens prior to their service in World War I and gained U.S. citizenship after serving. 

b)

A majority of Native Americans who served in World War I were drafted.  

c)

Native Americans were prohibited from serving in the U.S. military, but they were able to support the war effort in production jobs.  

d)

Native Americans largely objected to serving in World War I because tribal sovereignty meant that the U.S. government was not their government to defend. 

34.

U.S. vs. Nice

a)

Was a Supreme Court decision declaring that natives are allowed to purchase firearms but are still not allowed to purchase alcohol

b)

allowed natives to purchase alcohol

c)

Gave natives the ability to purchase firearms but not alcohol

d)

Supreme court decision which declared that Congress still retain plenary power to native American interests when native Americans are granted citizenship

35.

What were Cultural and legal resistance

a)

Laws natives refusedLawsuits natives filed

b)

Laws in the workforces created against Chinese laborers

c)

Laws white settlers refused Lawsuits white settlers filed

36.

What were Forced Assimilation effects?

a)

Convert natives to American cultures - "kill the Indian but save the man"

b)

A result of the Centralia Tragedy

c)

boarding schools

d)

A result of US vs. Nice

37.

Who advocated for the reservation system to fully assimilate native Americans into US culture

a)

Native Americans

b)

Religious Organizations

c)

The US Government

d)

The Military

38.

Which piece of legislation represented a change in the property rights guaranteed to native nations in treaties

a)

US v Nice

b)

Dawes Act

c)

Burke Act

d)

Miriam Report

39.

Which project was developed as a new deal project that transformed the economic future of the Pacific Northwest

a)

Bonneville Dam

b)

Grand Coulee Dam

c)

Eastern Washington Windmills

d)

Columbia Basin Project

40.

Which accomplishment did the unemployed citizens league (UCL) achieve during the first four years of the great depression

a)

Helped the unemployed pay their rent and mortgage

b)

They establish cooperatives to help the rich be more rich

c)

Union with the goal of tearing down the union of state

d)

They establish cooperatives to help the poor be self-sufficient

41.

Which need was fulfilled using electrical power from the grand Coulee dam during World War II

a)

Building more factories in Tacoma

b)

Medical Supply Manufacturing

c)

Building Navy Ships

d)

Building Aircraft

42.

Which action to the Burke act demand of the native Americans before the United States would release property to them

a)

They show competency in managing their land

b)

Giving the natives land if they promise to take care of it

c)

They show interest in becoming farmers

d)

They give up their tribal membership for land

43.

What was the outcome of the boldt decision of 1974

a)

It took fishing rights from native nations near the Columbia river

b)

It gave land back to native nations who were sent to OK

c)

It gave extensive fishing rights to native nations near the Columbia river

d)

It granted white settlers permission to mine for gold on native land

44.

T/F Europeans and Americans were dependent on Native Americans for the functioning of the fur trade.

a)

True

b)

False

45.

T/F The potlatch was recognized by the United States federal government as an important tradition and was officially protected in the 1870s.

a)

True

b)

False

46.

Native American peoples retained rights to their traditional hunting and fishing grounds and agreed to not trade at Vancouver Island.

a)

Treaty of Point No Point

b)

Point Elliott

c)

Pig War

d)

Seattle General Strike

47.

This event lead to the whole state of Washington walking out in solidarity.

a)

Everett Massacare

b)

Seattle General Strike

c)

Bellingham Riots

d)

Centralia Tragedy

48.

Chief to sign Treaty of Point Elliott 1855

a)

Chief Leschi

b)

Chief Sealth

c)

Chief Seattle

d)

Chief Joseph

49.

Why was Chief Joseph respected among non-Native Americans after the Nez Perce War?

a)

He killed white settlers who were encroaching on his land.

b)

He exhibited bravery and spoke eloquently about the white settlers.

c)

He killed the most powerful leader of the military

d)

He exhibited bravery and spoke eloquently about the plight of his people.

50.

Which event made it easier for Americans to travel to the Pacific Northwest by land rather than sea?

a)

Louisiana Purchase of 1803

b)

The Oregon Trail

c)

Lewis and Clark's expedition

d)

The Northwest Passage

51.

What did the maritime fur trade bring to the Pacific Northwest that eventually led to an approximately 80 percent decline of Native American populations?

a)

Small pox

b)

chicken pox

c)

Black Plague

d)

Malaria

52.

Which American land-based fur company, established on the shore of the Columbia River in 1811, sold its trading operations to British competitors after being in business for a short time?

a)

American Fur Company

b)

Pacific Fur Company

c)

North West Fur Company

d)

Hudson Bay Company

53.

In what order were the following fur companies absorbed by one another?

a)

Pacific Fur Co.

HBC

North West Fur Co.

b)

Pacific Fur Co. North West Fur Co. HBC

c)

HBC

North West Fur Co. Pacific Fur Co.

d)

North West Fur Co.

Pacific Fur Co.

HBC

54.

Which incentive was promised to native tribes who signed the Neah Bay Treaty in 1855?

a)

The right to cultivate shellfish

b)

Rights to hunt and gather berries

c)

Rights to continue practicing ceremonial experiences

d)

Rights to continue fishing and whaling

55.

Which federal law subdivided Native lands and reservations into private property assigned to individuals and families?

a)

The Boldt Decision

b)

The Dawes Act

c)

The Snyder Act

d)

The Burke Act

56.

Which conflict resulted in around 400 Pacific Northwest Native Americans being imprisoned at Fort Leavenworth in Kansas?

a)

The Puget Sound War

b)

The Nez Perce War

c)

The Yakima War

d)

The Modac War

57.

What was one important goal of the U.S. government when enacting the Dawes Act?

a)

To help native Americans become better farmers

b)

To enhance Native American cultures and communities

c)

To learn more about Native American cultures and communities

d)

To destroy Native American cultures and communities

58.

Literature produced by railroad companies promoted the Pacific Northwest for its

a)

The Klondike Gold Rush

b)

The growing metropolitan area

c)

The logging

d)

Abundant natural resources

59.

Which development resulted from gold mining in the Pacific Northwest?

a)

An decrease of immigrants from California

b)

An influx of immigrants from the Great Plains

c)

An influx of immigrants from China

d)

An influx of immigrants from California

60.

Which factor did non-Native American residents of Seattle blame when platted land was slow to sell in the 1870s?

a)

The Nez Perce War

b)

The Puget Sound War

c)

The Cayuse War

d)

The Modac War

61.

Which U.S. territories were featured in the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition of 1909? (select all that apply)

a)

Hawaii

b)

Makah Tribe

c)

Chinese RR Workers

d)

Philippines

62.

What was a significant factor in the decision to create a naval shipyard in the Pacific Northwest?

a)

To have the ability to have a port on the west coast

b)

To help offset all the traffic going to British Columbia

c)

A need for a larger port for multiple ships at once

d)

A need for a repair facility that would not benefit the British economy

63.

What policies did members of the Populist Party favor?

a)

They fought to bring the IWW back to WA state after they were banned

b)

They supported government regulation of farming to prevent them from becoming too powerful

c)

They fought to dismember the KKK

d)

They supported government regulation of railroads to prevent them from becoming too powerful and They fought to limit overproduction of agricultural goods.

64.

Which legislation was part of a series of Progressive reforms in the early twentieth century called the Oregon System?

a)

Oregon System Reform Law

b)

Direct Primary Law

c)

Filibuster ratification Law

65.

The 1924 National Origins Act legitimized discrimination against _________ in the Pacific Northwest, as well as the rest of the United States.

a)

Chinese Immigrants

b)

Japanese Immigrants

c)

Non Whites

d)

Asian Immigrants

66.

In the 1920s, the Ku Klux Klan in the Pacific Northwest

a)

Feared Americans were threatening the American way of life

b)

feared non-natives were threatening the American way of life

c)

Feared non-Americans were threatening the American way of life

d)

feared the populist party was threatening the American way of life

67.

During the great depression, what was called Hoovervilles?

a)

The work sites of those still employed

b)

Abandoned hotels, houses, and stores

c)

Native reservations

d)

Encampments created by the homeless and unemployed workers

68.

What were two public works projects in Washington that were funded by New Deal programs?

a)

Grand Coulee Dam and Bonneville Dam

b)

Bonneville Dam and Olympic National Park

c)

Grand Coulee Dam and Olympic National Park

d)

North Cascade National Park and Olympic National Park

69.

Who was known for blending Christian beliefs with traditional Native religious practices by establishing a form of worship that included bells, shaking, singing, and dancing?

a)

John Callier

b)

Alice Franklin

c)

John Slocum

d)

Marcus Whitman

70.

Which two "civilized" practices were used on Nez Perce reservations to conform the Nez Perce to white ways?

a)

Farming

b)

Raising Livestock

c)

Going to school

d)

becoming christian

71.

Which two actions merited punishment if a student in the boarding school system was caught doing them?

a)

not praying

b)

Speaking Native Language

c)

Running Away

d)

Killing crops

72.

What was the first Indian school in Oregon that provided industrial training to Native youth?

a)

Willamette Boarding School

b)

Chemawa Day School

c)

Willamette Day School

d)

Chemawa Boarding School

73.

T/F There were over 500 Native American boarding schools spread across the United States for Native youth on and off reservation lands.

a)

True

b)

False

74.

All people born in the United States, including Native Americans, were considered citizens according to the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

a)

True

b)

False

75.

How did the Indian Reorganization Act positively affect Native peoples?

a)

Reversed privatization of land

b)

Gave native peoples all of their land back

c)

Enacted privatization of land

d)

Gave native peoples half of their land back

76.

Which two issues at Native American boarding schools did the Meriam Report publicize to the general public and U.S. government?

a)

Starving and Inadequate healthcare

b)

Abuse and expensive healthcare

c)

lack of teaching and Inadequate healthcare

d)

Abuse and Inadequate healthcare