WGU D189 Pacific Northwest History Questions and Answers 100% Pass

WGU D189 Pacific Northwest History Questions and Answers 100% Pass Which action did British Parliament offer a reward for doing, that inspired subjects to travel to the PNW in the 1770's? Discovering the Northwest Passage What is the Northwest Passage? a legendary waterway that was believed to connect the Pacific to the Atlantic how did James Cook's exploration in 1778 have a major social and economic impact on the Pacific Northwest? It led to the british discovery that sea otter pelts from the PNW were highly profitable in the chinese market What describes the US trade in the PNW prior to 1800? The United States had a smaller role in maritime trade than England and France How did the european trade of firearms affect the natives? It caused major change in existing tribal power because some tribes adopted the firearms How were natives affected by the emergence of fur trading companies? natives were employed for those companies what expedition had a primary goal to claim explored territory for the US? Lewis and Clark's expedition Why were Americans able to have an increased presence in the PNW fur trade in the early 1800s despite the already existing presence of spain and britain in the region? the governments of spain and britain focused more on the french revolution and the threat from napoleon in europe that on trading in north america why was the pacific fur company less successful than the north west company? the lack of American financial backing left the pacific fur company at a competitive disadvantage what was a primary effect of the maritime fur trade on indigenous groups? a decline in native populations due to diseases, such as small pox what was the effect of the oregon treaty of 1846 on the hudsons bay company? it defined the boundary between the US and present-day canada, ending HBCs dominance in US territory which treaty gave the US territory in the PNW? Oregon Treaty What was the function of the Oregon Trail? westward expansion of the US territory what was the purpose of the oregon donation land act of 1850? to encourage Americans to move west and settle in the Oregon Territory what was an outcome of Point No Point Treaty of 1855? N