D106 Exam Questions and Answers
What was traded between Native Americans and Captain James Cook that led to an economic turning
point for the Pacific Northwest region? - Answer-Sea otter pelts
Which event made it easier for Americans to travel to the Pacific Northwest by land rather than sea? -
Answer-Louisiana purchase of 1803
What did the maritime fur trade bring to the Pacific Northwest that eventually led to an approximately
80 percent decline of Native American populations? - Answer-Disease
Which American land-based fur company, established on the shore of the Columbia River in 1811, sold
its trading operations to British competitors after being in business for a short time? - Answer-Pacific
Fur Company
Which philosophy promoted the belief that the United States had the right to extend its boundary to the
Pacific Ocean, including the entire region between California and Alaska as well as British Columbia? -
Answer-Manifest destiny
Which incentive was promised to native tribes who signed the Neah Bay Treaty in 1855? - Answer-
Rights to continue fishing and whaling
What was traded between Native Americans and Captain James Cook that led to an economic turning
point for the Pacific Northwest region? - Answer-Sea otter pelts
Which event made it easier for Americans to travel to the Pacific Northwest by land rather than sea? -
Answer-Louisiana purchase of 1803
What did the maritime fur trade bring to the Pacific Northwest that eventually led to an approximately
80 percent decline of Native American populations? - Answer-Disease
Which American land-based fur company, established on the shore of the Columbia River in 1811, sold
its trading operations to British competitors after being in business for a short time? - Answer-Pacific
Fur Company
Which philosophy promoted the belief that the United States had the right to extend its boundary to the
Pacific Ocean, including the entire region between California and Alaska as well as British Columbia? -
Answer-Manifest destiny
Which incentive was promised to native tribes who signed the Neah Bay Treaty in 1855? - Answer-
Rights to continue fishing and whaling
