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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhat is a Tejano?A style of music that pioneers listened toA Mexican settler in TexasThe name of the fort in Texas
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the Alamo?The train that traveled through TexasA city in TexasA fort that was used by the Americans
- 3. Multiple ChoiceHow many days did the Americans and Tejanos hold the fort before being defeated?131523
- 4. Multiple ChoiceIn 1830, before the annexation of Texas, Texas was a part of _________.CanadaMexicoUnited States
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the name of the Texas leader that was elected as the leader of the Army?Santa AnnaSam HoustonAustin Moreno
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWho was Santa Anna?Mexico's presidentThe leader of the American ArmySanta Clause's mom
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhy were many Americans moving out West?To be with their familiesBetter weather conditionsGood, cheap farmland
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhy did people move to California in 1849 for the gold rush?To strike it richTo sell tools
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhy did people move to California in 1849 for the gold rush?To sell toolsTo strike it richTo make jewelry
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhy were the people that moved to California for the gold rush called "forty niners"?There were 49 hundred of themMost of them moved there in 1849They traveled 49 miles to get to California
- 11. Multiple ChoiceHow many people traveled to California in search for gold?300,00015,0001,000,000
- 12. Multiple ChoiceA town whose population grows very quickly is called a ____________.Pop townFast townBoomtown
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhere did the Oregon Trail begin?Independence, MissouriOregon City, OregonRocky Mountains
- 14. Multiple ChoiceHow long did the Oregon Trail take to travel?6 monthsOne year10 months
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhere does the Oregon Trail end?Independence, MissouriOregon City, OregonRocky Mountains
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the job of a gold miner like?Rich and luxuriousDifficult and dangerousFun and rewarding
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhy was the period called 'The Gold Rush'?The men became rich quickly because of the goldThe men discovered the gold very quicklyMany men rushed there in search of gold
- 18. Multiple ChoiceHow did James Marshall discover gold?He was building a saw mill and saw it in the riverHe was swimming in the river and saw the goldHe was at the end of a rainbow
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWhat year did James Marshall discover gold?184918481894
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the name given to the mining towns after the people left?James TownsGold TownsGhost towns
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