WASHINGTON STATE HISTORY

 A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF

THE HISTORY OF WASHINGTON STATE

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1. When did the first people come to what is now Washington State? ______________________________

2. What animals were traded for their fur?_____________________________________________________

3. Which current states were once part of the Washington Territory? ______________________________________________________________________

4. What makes Washington one of the most attractive places in the world in which to live? ______________________________________________________

5. When was gold discovered in the Yukon? ___________________________________

6. Why did that matter to Washington State? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________

7. When did agricultural markets crash? ____________ What is an agricultural market? _______________________________________________________

8. What were the railroads and other "big businesses" accused of?________________________________________________________________________

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9. In 1888 a bill was passed by both houses of congress that did what?

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10. When was the Great Depression? ____________ What was "depressed?"