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James cook/ HMS Endeavour on journey
James cook was a British Explorer, cartographer and navigator, he evantually become the rank of a captain. He made maps of the world, first to circle New Zealand and he made the first Contact between Europe and Australia -
Lewis and Clark/ encounter with pacific ocean
Lewis and clark explored what is now Oregon and Washington, while doing so they saw the pacific Ocean, conducted tests, gathered samples, made peace with the indian tribes and more. -
The Oregon Trail Starts
The oregon trail was a 2,000 mile long trail that brought thousand of pioneers from Oregon all the way down into differnt parts of the states, it was like a large migration. -
The treaty of Oregon
The treaty of Oregon made peace between the Uk and the US this was a very important treaty becasue they were fueding and they have been our allies in war -
Whitman Massacre
Two U.S missionaries Dr. Marcus Whitman, his wife Narcissa Whitman and elven others were killed by Cayuse and Umatilla Indians in Oregon Country. This started the Cayuse War. -
Arthur Denny/ discovering seatle with Denny party
He was the leader of the pioneering Denny Party. The denny party founded what today is Seattle and begun to develop the city in the early stages. -
Isaaic stevens/ medicine creek treaty
The treaty of medcine creek involved the United States, and the Nisqually, Puyallup and Squaxin Island tribes, along with a few other smaller tribes. The treaty happened next to the Nisqually River. Isaac Stevens was the first Governor of the Washington territory. -
Pig War began
The pig war was between the British and the U.S, an american shot a pig on vancouver island whihc was actually a territory that didn't belong to anyone at the time. So the two countries had a large dispute which ended up with us now having the San Juan Islands as part of the United States. -
George Washington Carver
George washington was an african american scientist, botanist, educator, and inventor. He also discovered peanuts ans using them made peanut butter. He helped stop slavery. -
Abigail Scott Duniway/ Published voting rights novel
Abigail Scott Duniway was an american's right women's right advocate, she worked at a newspaper company and helped out with giving Women equal rights to men like voting. -
Bertha Landes/ Voted for Mayor of Seattle
Bertha Landis was the first Women mayor of a large american city, in this case it was Seattle. She worked with the Seattle council for 4 years until she was eleceted Mayor. -
Dixie lee ray/ voted Governor
Dixie lee ray was the first Female governor she was a Democrat. she was elected on march 15th 1976 until januray 1981. When her succesor took over her spot as governor.
