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Southwest

Civics

What do the debates at Washington’s 1889 Constitutional Convention reveal about the priorities and divisions of the new state?

Civics

How have Washingtonians used the courts to protect their civil liberties?

Environmental & Geographic History

Where does our food come from—and why is farming important in Washington?

First Peoples

What did the Corps of Discovery learn—and who helped them along the way?

First Peoples

How did the Ice Age floods shape the land we live on today?

First Peoples

Who benefited from the fur trade in Washington Territory—and who didn’t?

Social and Cultural History

How did introduced diseases impact Native Americans of the Pacific Northwest? How did diseases shape the relationship between Native Americans and non-Native explorers and missionaries?

First Peoples

Jim Ellis: How can we create the region we imagine through civic action?

Civics

How were Chinese immigrants treated in Washington Territory—and how did the Chinese Exclusion Act change their lives?

First Peoples

What did early non-Native maritime explorers hope to gain in the Pacific Northwest, and how did it benefit Native communities? What did it cost Native communities?