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- 1. Multiple Choice
Check ALL answers that state how people got to California?
over land on the California
over land on the Oregon Trail
Thru mountains in the pass
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
- 3. Multiple Choice
______ 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
- 4. 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
- 5. 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. D. The desire to get rich quick by acquiring California gold
- 6. Multiple Choice
Where was gold first discovered in California?
Sutters Mill
San Fransisco
Sacramento
- 7. Multiple Choice
Did most gold miners strike it rich?
Yes
No
- 8. Multiple Choice
What year was gold discovered at Sutter's Mill?
1948
1849
1848
- 9. Multiple Choice
What was a 2,000 mile trail stretching to the Oregon territory?
Oregon Trail
Santa Fe Trail
California Trail
- 10. Multiple Choice
________ included all of what is now Washington, Oregon, Idaho and parts of Wyoming and British Colombia
Washington Country
Mountain Country
Oregon Country
- 11. Multiple Choice
Which trail does the map represent?
Oregon Trail
Mormon Trail
California Trail
- 12. Multiple Choice
Which trail does the map represent?
Oregon Trail
Mormon Trail
California Trail
- 13. Multiple Choice
Where did the travellers of the Oregon Trail originally set out from?
Nebraska
Idaho
Missouri
- 14. 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
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhat were the difficulties of the Oregon Trail?Length of the journeyDiseaseWeatherAll of the above
- 16. Multiple Choice
What animals often pulled the wagons?
horse, mule, oxen
oxen, mule, dogs
buffalo, oxen, mule
- 17. Multiple Choice
About how long did it take to migrate on the Oregon Trail?
1-4 Weeks
2-4 Months
6-8 Months
- 18. Multiple Choice
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.
- 19. Multiple Choice
What was the most feared disease on the Oregon Trail?
smallpox
measles
cholera
- 20. Multiple Choice
What killed most of the people on the Oregon trail?
Native Americans
Sickness & accidents
drowning
- 21. Multiple Choice
What was it called when miners used pans to separate dirt from gold?
Gold searching
Dirt panning
Panning for gold
- 22. Multiple Choice
Which state became our nation's thirty-first state in 1850?
Oregon
Washington
California
- 23. Multiple ChoiceWhy did many settlers migrate west in the early 1800s?The U.S. was expandingTo hunt for ottersTo make a name for themselves
- 24. Multiple Choice
Why did many settlers migrate west in the early 1800s?
The U.S. was expanding
To hunt for otters
To make a name for themselves
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