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100
Who helped Lewis and Clark discover Western Washington?
Sacajawea.
100
Who first discovered the Bering Straight?
Vitus Bering.
100
What was the "new gold".
Beaver and other pelts.
100
When did the Ozette Dig occur?
1970.
100
How many tribes were involved in the Kennewick man trial?
Five tribes.
200
Which explorers were the first to see the Columbia River west of the Cascades.
William Clark and Meriwether Lewis.
200
Who was Vancouver named after?
George Vancouver.
200
Which African-American man participated in the first Democratic vote in the North West?
York.
200
When did the Kennewick man conflict occur?
In 1996.
200
What was the Nez Perce tribe called?
The Nez Perce.
300
What were Lewis and Clark's first names?
Meriwether and William.
300
Who explored the Juan de Fuca straight?
Juan de Fuca.
300
What dig caused lots of controversy between tribes?
The Kennewick Man.
300
When did Lewis and Clark venture west of the Cascades?
In 1805.
300
Which tribe digs up bitter root with sticks with elk-horn handles?
The Colville Tribe.
400
Who led the second crossing of America?
William Price Hunt.
400
Who claimed all of the Northwest for Spain?
Juan Francisco de la Bodega y Quadra.
400
What did the tribe believe happened to Mercer Island at night?
That it sunk into the lake.
400
When did the Whitman massacre occur?
In 1847.
400
What did the local tribes believe happened to Mercer Island at night?
It sunk into the lake at night.
500
Who traveled over 50,000 miles with his half-indian wife and retired in Quebec?
David Thompson.
500
Who discovered Bainbridge Island?
Charles Wilkes.
500
Who named Mount Olympus?
What is John Meares.
500
When was the Hudson's Bay Trading Company originally founded?
In 1670.
500
Which tribe committed the Whitman massacre?
The Cayuse Tribe.