Diplomacy & Treaties
A formal agreement between nations.
Treaty
A smaller river flowing into a larger one.
Tributary
People who are original to a specific region
Indigenous
A large, flat, elevated area of land.
Plateau
The main animal that caused the conflict.
Pig
The process of settling a dispute between two sides.
Mediate
The height of land above sea level.
Mountain
Tribe located near the Olympic Peninsula.
Makah
A body of water surrounded by land.
Lake Chelan
The U.S. and Britain almost fought over this island.
San Juan Islands
The body of government that makes laws.
Legislature
Describes a climate with moderate temperatures.
Temperate
Group known for their historic fishing and culture.
Chinook
A narrow strip of land projecting into water
Peninsula
The year the Oregon Treaty was signed.
1846
A formal discussion to reach an agreement.
Diplomacy
The place where a river starts
Headwater
The "People of the River" tribe.
Nez Perce
A large arm of the ocean reaching into the land. Region also contains Seattle and companies such as Boeing, Microsoft, and Amazon.
Puget Sound
The act of taking something as your own
Claim
Treaty that settled the boundary with Britain in 1846
Oregon Treaty
The arrangement of features on the Earth's surface
Spatial Patterns
The spread of disease that impacted tribes.
Epidemic
The massive river that borders Oregon and WA.
Columbia River
The 1819 treaty that defined US/Spanish borders.
Adams-Onis Treaty