Chapter 4 Test: The Gold Rush and Statehood

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What was Fort Ross?

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It was a fur-trading post run by Russians.

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Which of these is true about John Bidwell’s journey to California? His group was the first to travel by wagon train. His group was the first to sail around Cape Horn. His group was the first to go through the Beckwourth Pass. His group was the first to receive help from American Indians.

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His group was the first to travel by wagon train.

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The area around Sutter’s Fort grew so rapidly during the Gold Rush that it became which city?

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Sacramento

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Which effect completes the graphic organizer? A. California becomes a colony. B. California becomes a republic. C. California remains part of Mexico. D. California becomes a United States territory.

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California becomes a United States territory.

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The picture shows how gold mining impacted __________.

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the physical environment

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Who would have most likely responded to the advertisement in the picture? Options: a Californio landowner, a gold prospector from the east, a California Indian who wanted to keep land, an American soldier in the Mexican-American War

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a gold prospector from the east

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What is the best conclusion about Luzena Stanley Wilson? A. Luzena Stanley Wilson enjoyed her trip by wagon. B. Luzena Stanley Wilson overcame many obstacles to get to California. C. Luzena Stanley Wilson often feared for her safety during her trip to California. D. Luzena Stanley Wilson was the most successful woman entrepreneur of the Gold Rush era.

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Luzena Stanley Wilson overcame many obstacles to get to California.

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What did two sides agree to in the Compromise of 1850?

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California was allowed to be a free state, but northern states had to obey the Fugitive Slave Act.

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Which event happened four years before California became a state? Options: the Bear Flag Revolt, the discovery of gold, the California constitutional convention, the signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

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the Bear Flag Revolt

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About how much time passed after the California constitutional convention before California became a state?

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one year