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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
