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Wars in the Pacific Northwest

Question 3 • WA-Washington State History (HS)

The Nez Perce signed a treaty at the Walla Walla Council in which they

Answer
A
were given full control of their reservation lands.
B
had to share reservation lands with other tribes.
C
turned over most of their land but could still hunt and fish on it.
D
retained the right to own most of their ancestral lands.

Explanation

In the 1855 Treaty of Walla Walla, the Nez Perce ceded much of their traditional territory and agreed to live on a smaller reservation. The treaty also protected their right to hunt, fish, and gather in certain accustomed places outside the reservation. So the correct choice is “turned over most of their land but could still hunt and fish on it.”

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