Chapter One: The State Called Washington
1. On the grid below contrast the two groups of Native Americans by giving two examples in each
statement on how they met their needs.
Plateau Indians
Shelter
Clothing
Transprotation
Leadership
Religion
Social Organization
Art
Western Washington Indians
Chapter 2 The Earliest Settlers
1. What natural event preserved the village of Ozette?
2. Why was it necessary to bring out the bones of “Marmes Man” in a hurry?
3. What different roles did men and women play in obtaining and preparing food?
4. What did the robes of the coastal Indians signify?
5. What might determine who would be selected chief of a village?
6. How did the small Indian child learn the ways of the people?
7. List at least 4 things that the Indians taught early white settlers?
Chapter 3 Explorers by Sea and Land
1. What caused Robert Gray to suspect that a river was empting into the ocean at the mouth of the
Columbia River?
2. What important part of the river might an exploring party wish to claim on behalf of its nation?
3. Name the Russian company that carried on a fur trade in Sitka?
4. Tell two ways the Captain James Cook advanced the science of exploration?
5. What did George Vancouver accomplish in Puget Sound?
6. What did Charles Wilkes recommend in his report to the US government?
7. What disappointment faced David Thompson at the end of his journey?
Chapter 4 : Traders and Missionaries
1. Which two countries took part in the inland fur company?
2. What did the Northwest Fur Company and the Hudson Bay Fur Company do in 1821?
3. What was different between the way the Rocky Mountain Fur Company handled its trappings?
4. What Protestant congregation sent the first missionaries into the Pacific Northwest?
5. How did the emphasis of the Lee mission change?
6. What did Marcus Whitman decide to do when he approached the Rocky Mountains?
7. Why did Marcus Whitman return East and what did he bring with him on his return trip?
8. Tell three ways that the Catholic priests conducted their missionary work differently
from protestant missionaries?
Chapter 5: Settlers and Settlements
1. What were five major accomplishments that Ezra Meeker during his lifetime?
2. List five reasons why individuals might wish to move to the Oregon Country?
3. What changes in geography, vegetation, and climate did travelers find along the Oregon Trail?
4. What Characteristics made George Washington of Centralia a successful town father?
Chapter 6: From Tribal Lands to Statehood
1. How did the Native Americans generally feel about boundaries and the ownership of land?
2. What area did Russia give up in the 1824 treaty with the United States?
3. Where did England want the dividing line to be between English possessions and the United States?
4. What occurred in Monticello on November 25, 1852?
5. What three duties did Isaac Stevens have when he came to the Washington Territory?
6. List several important actions taken by the first state officials?
Chapter 7 : Years of Growth
1. How did industries change between 1870 and 1910?
2. What kind of locations attracted the first settlements in Eastern Washington?
3. What discoveries in Idaho helped Spokane grow?
4. What important mineral was found in the Cascade Mountains in the late 1800’s
5. What important new industry came to Tacoma in 1890?
6. Name 3 towns that were settled mainly by people of a single ethnic or national group.
7. What were the goals of the populists?
8. What kinds of people settled the community called Home?
Chapter 8: War to War
1. What important industry in Washington expanded during WWI.
2. What was the goal of the free speech fight in Spokane?
3. What event was being celebrated in Centralia on the day of the Centralia Massacre?
4. How did the Great Depression affect population growth in Washington?
5. List 3 ways the Great Depression affected life in Washington.
6. List 3 things that people in Washington did to prepare themselves against a possible enemy attack during
WWII.
7. What new industry and new weapon was developed in a desert area in Eastern Washington?
Chapter 9: The Maturing State
1. What new transportation routes helped change Bellevue and the east side of Lake Washington?
2. What important contract did Boeing lose as the company was forced to shut down some operations and
lay off workers?
3. What factors caused a decline in the lumber industry?
4. Why were Warren Magnuson and Henry Jackson able to rise to powerful positions in the US Senate?
5. What did Dave Beck mean by “organizing the bosses”?
6. How did Judge Boldt interpret the term “common law” in the Indian fishing cases?
7. What is the natural habitat of the spotted owl?
8. What has caused the salmon to become endangered?
Chapter 10: The Economy of Washington
1. List 3 stages which the economy of a growing area often passes through?
2. Name at least 3 natural resources found in Washington.
3. What sources outside Washington supplied much needed capital in early days?
4. What company built the first lumber mill in Washington?
5. How did railroads help the lumber industry?
6. What is the name given to the great forest fires of 1902?
7. Where was the first fish cannery in the state located?
8. Name Washington’s top 3 exports in dollar value?
9. What is Washington’s leading import in dollar value?
10. What became the specialized crop in the Skagit Valley?
11. What became the most important economic activity in the Columbia Basin?
12. In what ways was the original plan for Grand Coulee Dam greatly changed?
13. About what percentage of the power produce in Washington is hydroelectric power?
14. What do many environmentalists believe to be the best solution to energy problems?
Chapter 11: Washingtonians and How They Live
1. What % of the population in 1990 lived in the 3 largest cities?
2. What % of the population in 1990 was white?
3. How many Indian reservations are there in the state?
4. Name 6 prominent blacks who lived or came from the state?
5. What happened to the Chinese residents of Tacoma and Seattle in the middle 1880’s?
6. What is the largest single religious denomination in the state.
7. Who were the first persons to climb to the summit of Mt.Rainier.
8. Name 2 important sport fishing towns.