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The American West [El Oeste Americano]

Authored by Robert Gibb

History, Social Studies

9th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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