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Alaska Natives
The Russian Era
World War II
The Journey To Statehood
Natural Resources
100
These people used kayaks made from animal skins
What is the Aleut
100
The Russians primarily exploited this resource
What is fur
100
This road was construed in 1942 by the US army to provide easier access to Alaska's resources.
What is the Alcan Highway
100
This was the most important pre-statehood natural resource
What is gold
100
The economy of the Kenai Peninsula relies nearly exclusively on this natural resource.
What is fish
200
These peoples had many distinct groups and utilized rivers as a major source of food
What is the Athabaskan
200
The Russian- American Company used the Aleut to primarily hunt this marine mammal:
What is the sea otter
200
This prominent resource necessary for powering military equipment made Alaska extremely valuable during wartime.
What is oil?
200
Section 3 of this article of the Alaska constitution says that " Wherever occurring in their natural state, fish, wildlife, and waters are reserved to the people for common use."
What is Article VIII
200
Beginning in Prudhoe Bay and terminating in Valdez, this pipeline is critical to the exportation and utilization of Alaska's oil resources.
What is the Trans-Alaska Pipeline
300
This group of people used trees to make a variety of elaborately carved objects.
What is the Tlingit
300
The Russian- American Company sold much of Alaska's resources to this country:
What is China
300
The necessity of oil resources for the war effort necessitated the construction of these methods of resource transportation.
What is pipelines
300
This still important Alaska resource became increasingly sought after due to the increase in vehicle owners and military vehicles.
What is oil
300
The Klondike gold rush began in this year.
What is 1896
400
The Aleut made their homes from this abundant resource.
What is dirt or the earth
400
Several species of animals were named after this naturalist who sailed with Vitus Bering
Who is Georg Steller
400
The Lend-Lease program was assisted by the geography of this former territory.
What is Alaska
400
In order to "to prevent economic distress among fishermen and those dependent upon them for a livelihood and to promote the efficient development of aquaculture in the State," Article VIII section 15 prevents the state from doing this.
What is giving exclusive rights of fisheries
400
National and State parks help to preserve this important natural resource and generate revenue for the state and federal government.
What is the wilderness
500
This group of people used caribou to build nearly everything.
What is the Athabaskans
500
This large marine mammal was so valued as a food resource by the promyshelenniki that it was hunted to extinction
What is the Steller's Sea Cow
500
The dramatic increase of people in Alaska during the war allowed for an increase in the exploitation of this important resource
What is oil
500
In an effort to prevent the mass exploitation of fish by large corporations, these were banned by voters in 1948.
What are fish traps
500
The melting of sea ice in this region of Alaska's northern waters may create this waterway once sought after by James Cook and provide easier access to Alaska's resources.
What is the northwest passage