Early Washington State History Puzzle

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  1. 4. A US army post and trade center during the gold rush in the Washington Territory. This place became an important center for mining activity and supplies from 1859-1882.
  2. 6. Established in 1824 as a 19th century fur trading post, this place was known as the headquarters of the Hudson's Bay Company's Columbia Department located in PNW where hundreds of settlers, and ethnic and tribal groups inhabited in, which eventually was burnt down.
  3. 8. A british officer of the royal navy, this person explored and navigated around the Pacific NorthWest and at the age of 13 began his naval career as a seaman under Capt. James Cook on the Resolution.
  4. 9. Famous for starting and playing a huge role in the fur trading industry in Canada, this company was also well known for their iconic Point Blankets and for being the oldest company in the world.
  5. 11. A Lemhi Shoshone woman who at age 16, met and helped the Lewis and Clark Expedition in achieving their chartered mission.
  6. 15. An american explorer who won fame by sharing the leadership of an expedition to the Pacific NorthWest with Meriweather Lewis.
  7. 18. Known as the conflict between the United States and the Yakima Tribe which primarily took place in the southern interior of present-day Washington, where troops were sent to the Yakima Valley which began the war.
  8. 20. This event was triggered by the shooting of an animal known as one of the most obscure wars in history the happened when the Oregon Treaty was signed, between the United States and United Kingdom over the British US border in the San Juan Islands close to the State of Washington.
  9. 22. Known as the first governor of the US state of Washington, this person was a republican lawyer who died in 1895.
  10. 23. The event that carried the dispute over the seizure of vessels of an inlet on the Western Coast of Vancouver Island that nearly caused a war between Great Britain and Spain. It also ended the Spanish claim to a trade settlement and made the expansion of Canadian provinces possible.
  11. 24. In 1888, this 1.8 mile long railroad tunnel, located in the Cascade Mountains about 50 miles east of Tacoma and roughly 20 miles northwest of Cle Elum, was completed. This place crosses from King County into Kittitas County, and opens a new railroad gateway from Puget Sound to the East which was once in time the second longest in the country.
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  1. 1. The expansion that included Texas, California, and the whole Oregon territory in the controversy with Great Britain over Oregon Country. The rights of the United States were extended to this specific number/location which was recognized as the Southern Boundary of Russian America. This was settled in 1846 by the peaceful negotiation of a treaty between the US and Britain.
  2. 2. Known as the best US foreign policy toward the western-hemisphere that effectively closed off North and South America from further colonization from Europe. It posed four main ideas that were incredibly long-lasting and influenced the policies of many presidents.
  3. 3. The location of the encampment of the Lewis and Clark expedition, that was built in 1805 in Oregon County near the mouth of the Columbia River. Which was also known as the winter quarters for the Corps of Volunteers for Northwest Discovery.
  4. 5. A German American merchant, businessman, and investor who mainly participated and became successful off fur trading who immigrated to England as a teenager and also worked in manufacturing musical instruments.
  5. 7. A phrase coined in 1845 of the idea that the US is destined by God. This spread awareness about their democracy and capitalism across the entire continent.
  6. 10. A meeting in the Pacific Northwest between the US and tribal nations that changed the lives of Native Americans and guaranteed many tribes legal status and their government-to-government relationship with the United States.
  7. 12. As a leading figure among his people as well as the chief of both the Duwamish and Suquamish tribes, this person was one of the first to trade with European traders and settlers which inspired the naming of one of Washington’s cities.
  8. 13. The first non-Native American woman to climb Mt. Rainier in 1890 as a 19-year-old, who later became a journalist who continued to promote interest in mountaineering as she lived the majority of her life in Tacoma.
  9. 14. Born in Bilbao of an old Basque family, this person was a Spanish Basque explorer of the Pacific Northwest who’s first expedition was led by Juan José Pérez Hernández in 1774.
  10. 16. As an entrepreneur and politician this person was regarded as a founder of Seattle, served two terms as the Mayor, and was also known as the city's wealthiest resident of his lifetime.
  11. 17. The event that caused an estimated number of 700 to 1,000 emigrants to leave for Oregon. This was led by John Grant (former US army captain and fur trader) who guided the train to Fort Hall for cheap transportation, which drew in a great number of people.
  12. 19. A treaty between the US and Britain that set the 48th parallel of latitude as the boundary between British North America and the US across the West, and remains the boundary used today between the two nations.
  13. 21. A united states statute that permitted the entrance of Washington into America.
  14. 25. People who have mixed European and Indigenous ancestry that have helped to shape Canada today and their name is french for ‘mixed’. They have a distinct way of life as they incorporate aspects of both French-Canadian and Native cultures and they had a very big impact on the trading of fur as well.