
The American West [El Oeste Americano]
Authored by Robert Gibb
History, Social Studies
9th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Where was gold found in 1849?
[¿Dónde se encontró oro en 1849?]
In the south.
[En el sur.]
In California.
[En California.]
In New York.
[En Nueva York.]
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
It was called the California Gold Rush. What does the word rush mean?
[Se llamó la fiebre del oro de California. ¿Qué significa la palabra prisa?]
To go slow.
[Ir lento]
To steal.
[Robar.]
To go very fast.
[Ir muy rápido.]
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
California was part of a large area of land that the United States had taken from which country after a war?
[¿California era parte de una gran extensión de tierra que Estados Unidos le había quitado a qué país después de una guerra?]
Mexico.
France.
[Francia]
Great Britain.
[Gran Bretaña.]
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What big city in California is close to where gold was discovered?
[¿Qué gran ciudad de California está cerca de donde se descubrió el oro?]
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Santa Barbara
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why was the transcontinental telegraph so important?
[¿Por qué fue tan importante el telégrafo transcontinental?]
It made it easier to travel across the country.
[Facilitó los viajes por todo el país.]
It made so that people could watch T.V.
[Hizo que la gente pudiera ver la televisión.]
It made communication much faster than before.
[Hizo que la comunicación fuera mucho más rápida que antes.]
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does transcontinental mean?
[¿Qué significa transcontinental?]
Inside of a state.
[Dentro de un estado.]
Across the continent.
[En todo el continente.]
Around the world.
[Alrededor del mundo.]
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How does a telegraph work?
[¿Cómo funciona un telégrafo?]
It sends a code electrically through wires.
[Envía un código eléctricamente a través de cables.]
It lets people talk and listen to each other.
[It lets people talk and listen to each other.]
It sends messages through email.
[Envía mensajes a través de correo electrónico.]
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