Grade 11 U.S History

Andrew Jackson

• created the Proclamation 1763

• created the Indian Removal Act

• discovered gold in California

• None of the answers above.

James Polk

• created the Proclamation 1763

• created the Indian Removal Act

• discovered gold in California

• None of the answers above

People moved west because

• Native Americans lived there.

• There was a lot of job opportunities.

• There was a lot of land and resources available

• The Appalachian Mountains were important

The Native Americans were forced ...

• West of the Mississippi

• to work California

• to work Texas as cow boys.

• to become mountain men

Sutter originally wanted to

• start a gold mine

• guide people to the west coast

• start an agricultural business

• start a business that sold tools and fire arms

Sam Brannon

• made it clear to everyone on the east coast that gold was in California.

• spread the news of gold in San Francisco

• told Sutter about the gold

• told James Marshall about the gold

The Proclamation of 1763

• made it clear that Europeans were not allowed to settle in California

• made it clear that Europeans were not allowed to settle west of the Mississippi

• made it clear that Europeans were not allowed to settle beyond the Appalachians

• made it clear that Europeans were not allowed to settle in the East Coast

The 49'ers

• got their name because they were 49 people

• got their name because they were 49 years old.

• got their name because they arrived in 1849

• got their name because they found 49kg of gold.

The Americans tried to push out foreigners by

• shooting and killing them

• making them slaves

• taxing them

• relocating them to reservations

Gold was discovered in California in

• 1845

• 1846

• 1847

• 1848