Geography
Vocabulary
Indigenous Studies
Exploration
Settlers Era
100

The ___ basin is located in Western Washington

Columbia

100

The fur of a hunted animal.

Pelt

100

Meaning to originate from a particular place; native. 

Indigenous 

100

A trade route connecting the Atlantic and the Pacific that was believed to start in the northwest. 

Northwest Passage 

100

The most common cause of death on the Oregon Trail was ____

Disease

200

A raised area of land that is flat on top. 

Plateau

200

An agreement between two nations that should be upheld.

 Treaty

200

Large, stationary art carved by the coastal tribes to tell stories or honor important people. 

Totem Poles 

200

The president responsible for the Louisiana Puchase.

Thomas Jefferson

200

This animal was hunted to near extinction during westward expanion. 

Beaver or Buffalo 

300

Washington has __ geographical regions.

12

300

The ability of a nation to govern its own land and people.

Sovereignty 

300

The belief that all things in nature have a spirit. 

Animism

300

The ____ controversy was a disagreement between Spain and England over who would colonize the northwest. 

Nookta 

300

The belief that the Christian God wanted Americans to expand west. 

Manifest Destiny 

400

The science that earths solid structure like rock formations and earthquakes. 

Geology 

400

To leave something behind for future generations

Legacy

400

Ceremonial clothing worn for special events like powwows and potlatches. 

Regalia 

400

Known for being the only black explorer with the Lewis and Clark expedition. 

York

400

What event led to the increased use of Indigenous Boarding Schools as a form of assimilation.

The Whitman Massacre 
500

Which geographical region is Seattle located in?

Puget Sound Lowlands 

500

The study of native plants and their traditional uses. 

Ethnobotany 

500
The Nez Perce chief that led his people to try and escape the US Army to Canada. 

Chief Joseph 

500

A law passed by the pope that encouraged European nations to colonize non-Christian lands 

Doctrine of Discovery

500

In order to become a state, Washington needed ______ white people. 

125,000

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