Final Exam Crossword: Washington State History

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Across
  1. 2. A 96-mile-long body of water, this is where the Salish Sea turns Pacific Ocean.
  2. 8. This was a conflict between the United States and the United Kingdom in 1859, over the U.S.- British border in the San Juan Islands and between Vancouver Island and Washington State.
  3. 11. To decrease tensions and improve relations after the War of 1812, this agreement was made between the United States and Great Britain to coexist peacefully in the Pacific Northwest.
  4. 13. The first non-Native American to summit Mt. Rainier in 1980.
  5. 15. A disagreement that nearly caused a war between Spain and Great Britain, born from the capture of vessels at an inlet on the west coast of Vancouver Island.
  6. 17. This was the 19th century belief that the United States was meant to expand their democracy and capitalism across all of North America.
  7. 19. The camp location of the famous Lewis and Clark Expedition situated near the mouth of the Columbia River.
  8. 20. An American explorer, soldier, and politician who received his fame for filling the role of the leader in the Corps of Discovery, or more commonly known as the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
  9. 21. The motto of Washington state, by-and-by, in reference to the white settlers' hopes that the region would eventually rival the East Coast, overtime. It is also a neighborhood and beach in Seattle where beach volleyball is played! :)
  10. 22. An impactful American politician and career Army officer, who also served as governor of the Territory of Washington from 1853 to 1857.
  11. 25. British explorer who discovered and named Cape Flattery.
Down
  1. 1. This statute allowed the entrance of Montana and Washington into the United States of America, and split the Territory of Dakota into two states (North Dakota and South Dakota).
  2. 3. A British officer of the Royal Navy who explored and charted Pacific Northwest waters in his 1791-1795 expedition.
  3. 4. Two fur-trading companies that merged into one and under a single name. Located in the Pacific Northwest, this successful company increased the British influence in the area.
  4. 5. Most known for sharing the leadership of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. After returning from the journey, he became a respected administrator of Indian Affairs during the Westward Expansion.
  5. 6. This was a common slogan used by President Polk, referring to the latitude line of Russian America in the fight for the entirety of the Oregon Territory.
  6. 7. In 1855, this meeting was hosted in the Pacific Northwest between the United States and the sovereign tribal nations of the Nez Perce, Cayuse, Walla Walla, Umatilla, and the Yakama.
  7. 9. A United States policy, beginning in 1823, that opposed European colonialism in the Americas. This term was not coined until 1850, despite the existing meaning.
  8. 10. Named after Captain George Vancouver, this was a fur-trading post and headquarters of the Hudson's Bay Company's Columbia Department from the 19th-century.
  9. 12. A wagon train exodus from the east to Oregon, consisting of about 700 to 1,000 people.
  10. 14. A mountain pass and railroad tunnel in the Cascades from 1888.
  11. 16. The name of the Pacific Sea Otter.
  12. 18. A Suquamish and Duwamish tribe chief. A prominent city in WA state was named after him, and he is known for his accommodating relationships with white settlers.
  13. 23. A three-year (1855-1858)conflict that took place in present-day Washington, between the United States and the Yakama, along with the tribal allies of each side.
  14. 24. A Lemhi Shoshone explorer who served as a pivotal member and the only woman on the Lewis and Clark expedition.