What Were European's Looking for in North America

What I believe the European's were looking for in North America was the Northwest Passage. the Northwest passage was believed to run through North America, and lead to Asia. The Europeans believed it would have saved them a long round trip. According to Dale A. Lambert, when the Spanish came to North America, one of their objectives was to find the entrance to the Northwest passage. Dale A. Lambert also said that, an American captain, Robert Grey went looking for the Northwest passage as well. But both Captain Grey and the Spanish failed in finding the Northwest passage. Finally, a British Captain, named James Cook sailed all around the Pacific Northwest trying to find the passage. He concluded correctly that the Northwest passage did not exist at all.

The accomplishments of John Meares

John Meares was an important British civilian sea explorer. According to Dale A. Lambert some accomplishments of John Meares was that he explored Willapa Bay, Cape Disappointment, Cape Shoalwater, Tillamook Bay, and sailed 300 yards into the mouth of the Columbia River! Another accomplishment was that he sailed through the Straight of the Juan de Fuca, and through the Juan de Fuca Islands as well. John Meares also built the first lumber mill and ships in the Oregon Country. In the Encyclopaedia Brittanica, in 1778, John Meares traded furs with the Chinese and brought the first Chinese laborer's to North America. John Meares and the laborers settled in the Nootka Sound.

John Meares near Alaska and British Columbia.

Which Tribe Would I Like to Live With

Out of Plateau and Coastal tribes, I would live with the Coastal tribe. I would live with the Coastal tribe because they have good fishing and hunting sources. According to Dale A. Lambert The Coastal Tribes live near the Pacific Ocean, Straight of Juan de Fuca, the San Juan Islands, and the Puget Sound. All of these are good fishing grounds.  Another reason why I would live with the Coastal Tribe is that they are good sailors, and I like sailing. According to the Encyclopaedia Britannica the Coastal Tribes made detailed canoes. Canoeing has always been one of my fascinations. Also, according to the Britannica, the Coastal tribes didn't pollute the water of land.

Migration Route of Native Americans Theory

The theory that makes sense to me when the subject of Native Americans coming into Washington is the Land Bridge theory. The Land Bridge theory states that 1,4000 years ago, the ocean water levels dropped at least three hundred feet below it's usual height. According to Dale A. Lambert, "the ocean level was several hundred feet lower than it was today." Also, according to Scott Elias, a paleobiologist, stated that about 14,000 years ago the water levels were also several hundred feet lower than they are and "formed a bridge of land between Alaska and Russia."

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Geography of Washington State

The geography of Washington is pretty straight forward. To the west of Washington lies the Pacific Ocean, the biggest body of water in the world! directly east of the Pacific Ocean is the Olympic Mountains. Directly east of the mountain is Puget Sound. The Sound is a body of water surrounded by lowlands, also called the Puget Sound. A little farther east is the Cascades Mountains. The Cascade Mountains act as a moisture barrier. The moisture is in the west, the east is dry. North of the Cascades is the Okanogan highlands. A little bit south, in the middle of the eastern part of the state is the Columbia Plateau. Near the Clarkston region is the Blue Mountains.

7 Regions

Out of all the seven regions of Washington, I would choose the Western Lowlands. I want to live here because the climate is nice, it is not too hot or too cold, 41- 45 degrees Fahrenheit in the winter and 73-78 degrees Fahrenheit. The average snowfall is 10- 20 inches per year.

The Western Lowlands provide good employment. In the Puget Sound area, there are two peninsulas which have several ports that import and export goods in and out of the country. In Seattle, there is the company Microsoft and other big corporations like Boeing aircraft company that hires a lot of people, both professional, like the engineers and civilian workers. 

All around the western Lowlands because of the weather, farming is really popular. I would not mind being a farmer. There are a lot of different crops there that I can grow, like peas, carrots, cauliflower, broccoli, mint, artichokes, blueberries, blackberries, and raspberries. The growing season is from April to the middle of October. In the Skagit valley farmers can grow potatoes, flowers like tulips, vegetables and make dairy products.

In the Western Lowlands there are a lot of forests which provides jobs for loggers. That could be another job opportunity. The Western Lowlands not only has good job opportunities, it is also a very beautiful place to live.  There is the beautiful Cascade Mountains, Skagit River Valley, and Seattle. That's why I would choose to live in the Western Lowlands.