Question

(PLEASE HELP 20 POINTS!!) ( WASHINGTON STATE HISTORY )

Chief Leschi, the leader of the Nisqually Tribe, refused to sign the Medicine Creek Treaty. He was later put on trial after being accused of violent acts against white settlers. Select the correct answer that explains how the FIRST TRIAL ended.


A. Although he was considered innocent by many, no one spoke up in his defense and he was found GUILTY.

B. Ezra Meeker was one of the jurors, and he spoke out to defend Chief Leschi, As a result, there was a hung jury. ( They could not find him INNOCENT or GUILTY )

C. He was considered innocent by many, and the the judge found him NOT-GUILTY.

D. No one spoke up in his defense, and he was found GUILTY.

Answer 1

B)

Step-by-step explanation:

The first trial of Chief Leschi ended in a hung jury, which means they could not find him innocent or guilty.

Answer 2

The correct answer is B) Ezra Meeker was one of the jurors, and he spoke out to defend Chief Leschi, As a result, there was a hung jury. (They could not find him INNOCENT or GUILTY).

Chief Leschi, the leader of the Nisqually Tribe, refused to sign the Medicine Creek Treaty. He was later put on trial after being accused of violent acts against white settlers. The correct answer that explains how the FIRST TRIAL ended is "Ezra Meeker was one of the jurors, and he spoke out to defend Chief Leschi, As a result, there was a hung jury. (They could not find him INNOCENT or GUILTY)."

The Nisqually Tribe led by Chief Leschi inhabited the territories of Olympia, Washington, and settle in the banks of the Nisqually River by the 1800s. In December 1854, he did not want to sign the Medicine Creek Treaty because it did not include the authorization to fish in the Nisqually River and some territory for their horses.