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7th -
8thgrade
California Gold Rush and The Oregon Trail
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- 1. Multiple Choice
What routes did 49ers take to California?
over land on the California Trail
over land on the Oregon Trail
by sea around South America
by sea and over land through Panama
by river on the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers
- 2. Multiple Choice
Where was gold first discovered in California and by whom?
Sutter's Mill by James Marshall
Sonoma by John Fremont
Sacramento by James Polk
San Francisco River by James Sutter
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the nickname of the thousands of gold-seekers moved to California in hopes of striking rich?Forty-ninersDonner PartyMormonsPlacer Miners
- 4. Multiple Choice______ was the time period named for the thousands of gold-seekers moved to California in hopes of striking richCalifornia Gold RushForty-ninersPopulation BoomEconomic BOOM!!!!!!
- 5. Multiple Choice______ was a fast population growth in California that led to statehood and Native Americans being moved out of the area.Population BoomEconomic BoomIndustrial RevolutionAnarchy
- 6. Multiple Choice
What was "gold fever?"
A. A disease caused by exposure to radioactive gold
B. A sudden rise in gold prices caused by the discovery of gold in California
C. A mental illness that caused people to mistake worthless metals for gold
D. The desire to get rich quick by acquiring California gold
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhere was gold first discovered in California?Sutters MillSan FransiscoSan DiegoSacramento
- 8. Multiple Choice
Who were the 49ers?
Gold miners
Locals of California during the gold rush.
Football team
The boom-town
- 9. Multiple ChoiceDid most gold miners strike it rich?yesno
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhat year was gold discovered at Sutter's Mill?1948184918481850
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhat was a 2,000 mile trail stretching to the Oregon territory?Oregon TrailSanta Few TrailCalifornia TrailMormon Trail
- 12. Multiple Choice________ included all of what is now Washington, Oregon, Idaho and parts of Wyoming and British ColombiaWashington CountryMountain CountryWyoming CountryOregon Country
- 13. Multiple Choice1,300 mile route the Church of Latter Day Saints took to Salt Lake City, Utah from Illinois.Mormon TrailCalifornia TrailSanta Fe TrailOregon Trail
- 14. Multiple ChoiceBecame head of the Mormon church and led the group to settle in Utah.Brigham YoungJoseph SmithJames DonnerLevi Strauss
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following was a Members of the church of Jesus Christ of the latter day Saints?Forty-NinersPioneersMormonsMountain Men
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhich trail does the map represent?Oregon TrailMormon TrailCalifornia TrailSanta Fe Trail
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhich trail does the map represent?Oregon TrailMormon TrailCalifornia TrailSanta Fe Trail
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhere did the travellers of the Oregon Trail originally set out from?NebraskaIdahoWyomingMissouri
- 19. Multiple Choice
Which of the following might have been a motive for moving West to Oregon?
Glory (Manifest Destiny)
God (Religion)
Gold
All of the above
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWhat were the difficulties of the Oregon Trail?Length of the journeyDiseaseWeatherAll of the above
- 21. Multiple ChoiceWhat animals often pulled the wagons?horse, mule, oxenoxen, mule, dogsbuffalo, oxen, muleoxen, buffalo, horses
- 22. Multiple ChoiceWhy were Mormons going on the Mormon Trail?They were being persecutedPeople wanted their landsNatives didn't want them on their landAll of the above
- 23. Multiple ChoiceAbout how long did it take to migrate on the Oregon Trail?1-4 Weeks2-4 Months6-8 Months8 Weeks
- 24. Multiple ChoicePioneers are people thatare the first to settle in a new area.come from a different country to live in another country.are looking for gold.fought for the Mexican government.
- 25. Multiple Choice
What was the most feared disease on the Oregon Trail?
smallpox
measles
plague
cholera
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