<span>Imperialism would make the United States economically competitive with other nations</span>
<span>White settlers came to the Seattle area in 1851, establishing a townsite they first called New York, and then, adding a word from the Chinook jargon meaning "by-and-by," New York-Alki. They soon moved a short distance across Elliott Bay to what is now the historic Pioneer Square district, where a protected deep-water harbor was available. This village was soon named Seattle, honoring a Duwamish Indian leader named Sealth who had befriended the settlers.</span>
They found fertile soil, which they used to grow a variety of crops.
They found the soil unusable, and they had to rely on fishing and hunting for food.
They discovered sandy soil, which they had to convert to grassland in order to grow crops.
They shared their knowledge of crop rotation with Native Americans in order to establish trade.
