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Alaska history Flashcards

1
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What was the significance of the Alaska Commercial Company?

A

Brought schools, medical services, law and order to Alaska after the purchase

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What was the location of the first Russian SEttlement in Alaska?

A

Kodiak

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3
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What is the first Russian Colony?

A

Three Saints Bay

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4
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What city became the first Russian Capital of AK?

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Sitka

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5
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What town created a charter with the blessing of US Gen Davis during 1800s boom? Hint: first Russian Capital.

A

Sitka

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6
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What is Capital of Alaska today?

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Juneau

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7
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What is destination of Gold Rush Trails?

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Dawson City

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8
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What two trails lead to Bennet Lake?

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Chillkoot Trail and White Pass Trail

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9
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What trails were considered the Poor Man’s gold rush route?

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Chilkoot and White pass trails

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10
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What was an outcome of the Battle of Sitka?

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Russian control of Alaska was solidified.

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11
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How did the steam engine invention help in Alaska?

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It make whaling less dangerous

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12
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What doe Manifest Destiny mean?

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A belief meaning that it’s America’s God given right to settle land from the east to west coast.

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13
Q

What culture creates totem poles?

—Athabaskan
—Aleut
—Tlingit

A

Tlingit

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14
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Which culture creates elaborate beadwork?

—Athabaskan
—Aleut
—Tlingit

A

Athabascan

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15
Q

Which native culture is known for building kayaks with great skill?

—Athabaskan
—Aleut
—Tlingit

A

Aleut

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16
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What kind of climate does the Arctic have in summer vs winter?

—Hot summers, cold winters, little rainfall
—Long cold winters, short summers. Dry.
—sharp climate, high winds, mild summers.
—influenced by ocean, not a big temp variation

A

Long cold winters. Short summers.

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17
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What climate do continental areas of Alaska have?

—Hot summers, cold winters, little rainfall
—Long cold winters, short summers. Dry.
—sharp climate, high winds, mild summers.
—influenced by ocean, not a big temp variation

A

Hot summers, cold winters, little rainfall

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18
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What type of climate do transitional areas in Alaska have?

—Hot summers, cold winters, little rainfall
—Long cold winters, short summers. Dry.
—sharp climate, high winds, mild summers.
—influenced by ocean, not a big temp variation

A

Sharp climate, high winds,mild summers

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19
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What type of climate do Maritime areas in Alaska have?

—Hot summers, cold winters, little rainfall
—Long cold winters, short summers. Dry.
—sharp climate, high winds, mild summers.
—influenced by ocean, not a big temp variation

A

Influenced by ocean, not a big temp variation

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20
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What is the Bering Straight Landbridge?

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The land bridge created between Asian and North America during the last ice age located in the Bering Straight

21
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What is the largest temperate rainforest in AK? Hint southeast

A

Tongass National Forest

22
Q

What is an Ocean Trench?

A

A long, narrow deep depression in the ocean floor typically running parallel to a plate boundary

23
Q

What is a stretch of salt water separated by the sea by a low sandbank or a coral reef?

Trench
Archipelago
Lagoon
Permafrost
Shaman

A

Lagoon

24
Q

What is a group of islands?

Trench
Archipelago
Lagoon
Permafrost
Shaman

A

Archipelago

25
Q

What is a permanent layer of frost on the ground? Gold miners had to dig through this.

A

Permafrost

26
Q

What is the practice of surviving by collected food and resources you need from the land?

A

Subsistence

27
Q

What is a Nomad?

A

A person without a permanent home

28
Q

What is a spiritual person in Alaska native cultures who has the ability to heal or curse someone?

A

Shaman

29
Q

What is a boomtown? Name an example.

A

Town that forms quickly and without structure.
Dawson City.

30
Q

Who owned Russian Alaska Company (RAC)?

Roys
Baranov
Shelikov
Bering
Muir
Stoekl

A

Shelikov

31
Q

Who was Russian America’s last governor?

Roys
Baranov
Shelikov
Bering
Muir
Stoekl

A

Baranov

32
Q

Who discovered the Bering Straight?

Roys
Baranov
Shelikov
Bering
Muir
Stoekl

A

Bering

33
Q

Who explored and mapped Glacier Bay?

Roys
Baranov
Shelikov
Bering
Muir
Stoekl

A

Muir

34
Q

Who mapped the Yukon River?

Roys
Dall
Shelikov
Bering
Muir
Stoekl

A

William Healy Dall

35
Q

Who died before he could run cable Line from the west of the USA to Russia?

Roys
Dall
Shelikov
Kennicot
Muir
Stoekl

A

Kennicot

36
Q

Who launched the era of Arctic Whaling and brought back a significant amount of whale from the Bering Sea?

Roys
Dall
Shelikov
Bering
Muir
Stoek

A

Roys

37
Q

Who was president during the purchase of Alaska?

A

Andrew Johnson

38
Q

Who was Secretary of State during the Alaska purchase? Hint “________”Folly

Roys
Dall
Shelikov
Seward
Muir
Stoek

A

Seward

39
Q

Who was Russian Minister to the US during the AK purchase?

Roys
Dall
Shelikov
Bering
Alexander II
Stoekl

A

Stoekl

40
Q

Where is the INSIDE passage?

A

Southeast ak

41
Q

Before the gold rush, native communities were thriving with fishing, hunting, and foraging.
What happened to them afterwards?

A

Declined population

42
Q

What caused the Crimean War?
What was the outcome of the war?

A

Russian Imperialism.
Russia’s lost leads to sale of AK to US because they needed money

43
Q

Name three reasons why Russia sold Alaska to US

A
  1. Russian can no longer fund the RAC (Russian Alaska Co)
    2.Russia focuses on Amur region (china)
  2. Russia wanted to develop a relationship with US
44
Q

After the purchase of Alaska, what kind of government was in place?

A

AK becomes a district under military rule for 17 years

45
Q

What is the Whaling Disaster of 1871?

A

Captains decide to continue to hunt whale in dangerous conditions thus there was a decline in the whaling industry.

46
Q

Why did the economy bust in Sitka?

A

Not enough people in Sitka to buy merchants goods
Therefore many leave sitka

47
Q

What caused the Klondike Gold Rush and what was the effect?

A

Gold discovered in AK and brought back to California
100,000 people arrive in AK in late 1800s

48
Q

Why did Russians explore Alaska and what happened?

A

The fur trade causes Russian exploration
Eventually the native population decreases and Russia claimed AK

49
Q

What are three ways people came to Alaska for the gold rush?
Most expensive? Least expensive?
Which required 1 year of supplies?

A

Over water—most expensive
Skagway Dyea, poor man’s route
All Canada route required one year of supplies to cross the border

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