WGU D189 survey of PNW history 2024

WGU D189 survey of PNW history 2024 What is the Northwest Passage? - answer-Legendary waterway connecting the Atlantic to Pacific Ocean. In 1774 British offered reqard to discover it Who first encountered the PNW? - answer-Spanish, French, Russian & British in early 18th century. (Americans had minor role before 1800s) What did Natives trade fur for? - answer-Copper, blades, other goods Who is Captain James Cook? - answer-British explorer who traveled to the pacific in 1778 and traded with natives for sea otter pelts in Nootka Sound Who were Lewis & Clark? - answer-Sent by Thomas Jefferson to learn about territories value after the Louisiana Purchas Who was Captain Robert Gray? - answer-In 1792 he located the entrance to the Columbia River and established American presence by claiming Columbia for the US Who was Scagawea? - answer-a guide and interpreter for the Lewis and Clark expedition What impact did the Continental Fur Trade have on the PNW? - answer-Increased over the maritime trade in 1810. Natives were hired to hunt and process Beaver Furs Define the Hudson Bay Company (HBC) - answer-Incorporated in England in 1670, played dominant role in PNW fur trade in 1800s: diversified to logging, farming, fishing & salmon packing