California Gold Rush and The Oregon Trail

1.

Multiple Select

30 sec

1 pt

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

30 sec

1 pt

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 Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What was the nickname of the thousands of gold-seekers moved to California in hopes of striking rich?

Forty-niners

Donner Party

Mormons

Placer Miners

4.

Multiple Choice

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______ was the time period named for the thousands of gold-seekers moved to California in hopes of striking rich

California Gold Rush

Forty-niners

Population Boom

Economic BOOM!!!!!!

5.

Multiple Choice

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1 pt

______ was a fast population growth in California that led to statehood and Native Americans being moved out of the area.

Population Boom

Economic Boom

Industrial Revolution

Anarchy

6.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

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 Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Where was gold first discovered in California?

Sutters Mill

San Fransisco

San Diego

Sacramento

8.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

Who were the 49ers?

Gold miners

Locals of California during the gold rush.

Football team

The boom-town

9.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Did most gold miners strike it rich?

yes

no

10.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

What year was gold discovered at Sutter's Mill?

1948

1849

1848

1850

11.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What was a 2,000 mile trail stretching to the Oregon territory?

Oregon Trail

Santa Few Trail

California Trail

Mormon Trail

12.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

________ included all of what is now Washington, Oregon, Idaho and parts of Wyoming and British Colombia

Washington Country

Mountain Country

Wyoming Country

Oregon Country

13.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

1,300 mile route the Church of Latter Day Saints took to Salt Lake City, Utah from Illinois.

Mormon Trail

California Trail

Santa Fe Trail

Oregon Trail

14.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Became head of the Mormon church and led the group to settle in Utah.

Brigham Young

Joseph Smith

James Donner

Levi Strauss

15.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which of the following was a Members of the church of Jesus Christ of the latter day Saints?

Forty-Niners

Pioneers

Mormons

Mountain Men

16.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which trail does the map represent?

Oregon Trail

Mormon Trail

California Trail

Santa Fe Trail

17.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which trail does the map represent?

Oregon Trail

Mormon Trail

California Trail

Santa Fe Trail

18.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Where did the travellers of the Oregon Trail originally set out from?

Nebraska

Idaho

Wyoming

Missouri

19.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

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 Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What were the difficulties of the Oregon Trail?

Length of the journey

Disease

Weather

All of the above

21.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

What animals often pulled the wagons?

horse, mule, oxen

oxen, mule, dogs

buffalo, oxen, mule

oxen, buffalo, horses

22.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Why were Mormons going on the Mormon Trail?

They were being persecuted

People wanted their lands

Natives didn't want them on their land

All of the above

23.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

About how long did it take to migrate on the Oregon Trail?

1-4 Weeks

2-4 Months

6-8 Months

8 Weeks

24.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Pioneers are people that

are 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

1 min

1 pt

What was the most feared disease on the Oregon Trail?

smallpox

measles

plague

cholera

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