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What are the three main results of Captain Cook's voyage?
Chinese interest in sea otter pelts
Spreading of word about the profitable fur trade in the Northwest
Who did the Natives call "Kookoo-sint" or "the man who watches stars"?
David Thompson
What are three ways that Sacagawea helped the expedition?
1. Acted as a guide
2. Acted as an interpretor
3. Taught the men about the plants and animals
What did some people want to name Washington?
Columbia
What helped prevent scurvy?
Fresh fruit & soured cabbage
Nootka Sound is a part of which country today?
Canada
Where did the first known explorers of the PNW Coast probably come from?
Spain
Fort Vancouver was ...
A British trading post and a meeting place for trappers, missionaries, and settlers.
The Natives called this person "White-Headed Eagle" because he treated them with fairness and respect.
John McLoughlin
Who built Fort Astoria?
John Jacob Astor
Why did the Spanish decide NOT to settle the northwest?
Spanish crews were busy harvesting pearls on the western coast of Mexico and California.
The Native population was not large enough to capture and use as slaves.
No gold or silver along the Pacific Coast
What are some positive effects of the fur trade?
Native peoples gained access to new tools such as pots, pans, knives, etc. and other goods.
Traders gained access to furs and profitable trade goods that brought further settlement to the Northwest.
What is a negative effect of the fur trade?
Native Peoples were exposed to diseases such as smallpox that wiped out thousands, disrupted their traditional ways of life, and severely reduced their resources such as beavers.
What were the three primary goals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition?
1. Find out if there was a water route to the Pacific Ocean.
2. Identify and record plants, animals, and land.
3. Establish freindly relations with Natives.
What was Lewis & Clark's relationship like?
Mutual respect, shared command of the expedition, and viewed each other as equals. They were friends from their time in the service and members of the expedition reported that they never argued or seemed to disagree while on the expedition.