The fact that George Washington Bush was able to settle in the Puget Sound region indicates that the region welcomed settlers from all over the world.
had few restrictions on African Americans.
offered plentiful land for settlers.
had land that was suitable for farming.

The constant presence of diseases or infectious agents within a given geographic area or population group. it may also refer to the usual prevalence of a given disease with such area or group. it includes holoendemic and hyperendemic diseases. a holoendemic disease is one for which a high prevalent level of infection begins early in life and affects most of the child population, leading to a state of equilibrium such that the adult population shows evidence of the disease much less commonly than do children (malaria in many communities is a holoendemic disease). a hyperendemic disease is one that is constantly present at a high incidence and/or prevalence rate and affects all groups equally. so probably family history.

Interpreting the results of his experiment : )