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History of the American Columbia River Valley

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What was the name of the first European explorer to reach the Columbia River Valley?

  1. Lewis and Clark
  2. David Thompson
  3. John Jacob Astor
  4. Alexander Mackenzie
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What was the name of the first American expedition to explore the Columbia River Valley?

  1. The Lewis and Clark Expedition
  2. The Pike Expedition
  3. The Long Expedition
  4. The Fremont Expedition
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What was the name of the first American fur trading post in the Columbia River Valley?

  1. Fort Astoria
  2. Fort Vancouver
  3. Fort Walla Walla
  4. Fort Colville
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What was the name of the first American settlement in the Columbia River Valley?

  1. Oregon City
  2. Portland
  3. Vancouver
  4. Seattle
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What was the name of the treaty that established the boundary between the United States and Canada in the Columbia River Valley?

  1. The Oregon Treaty
  2. The Webster-Ashburton Treaty
  3. The Treaty of Ghent
  4. The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What was the name of the gold rush that occurred in the Columbia River Valley in the 1850s?

  1. The California Gold Rush
  2. The Fraser River Gold Rush
  3. The Klondike Gold Rush
  4. The Black Hills Gold Rush
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What was the name of the railroad that was built through the Columbia River Valley in the 1880s?

  1. The Northern Pacific Railroad
  2. The Union Pacific Railroad
  3. The Central Pacific Railroad
  4. The Southern Pacific Railroad
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What was the name of the dam that was built on the Columbia River in the 1930s?

  1. The Grand Coulee Dam
  2. The Hoover Dam
  3. The Bonneville Dam
  4. The Shasta Dam
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What was the name of the treaty that established the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area?

  1. The Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area Act
  2. The Wild and Scenic Rivers Act
  3. The National Parks and Recreation Act
  4. The Wilderness Act
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the largest city in the Columbia River Valley?

  1. Portland, Oregon
  2. Seattle, Washington
  3. Vancouver, Washington
  4. Spokane, Washington
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the largest river in the Columbia River Valley?

  1. The Columbia River
  2. The Snake River
  3. The Willamette River
  4. The Yakima River
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the largest mountain range in the Columbia River Valley?

  1. The Cascade Range
  2. The Rocky Mountains
  3. The Sierra Nevada
  4. The Coast Range
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the largest lake in the Columbia River Valley?

  1. Lake Roosevelt
  2. Lake Pend Oreille
  3. Lake Coeur d'Alene
  4. Lake Chelan
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the largest waterfall in the Columbia River Valley?

  1. Multnomah Falls
  2. Shoshone Falls
  3. Niagara Falls
  4. Yosemite Falls
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the largest national park in the Columbia River Valley?

  1. Mount Rainier National Park
  2. North Cascades National Park
  3. Olympic National Park
  4. Crater Lake National Park
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