CH. 6 California Becomes a State Review

How was John Sutter able to build Sutter’s Fort?

• He had a large family that colonized the area.

• He bought tools and lumber from the Russians

• He built his house on land that no one else had lived on.

• He bought a town with money given to him by the American government.

Which of these is a hardship experienced by Americans who headed west?

• Land was too expensive.

• Wagons were too expensive.

• The weather was unfamiliar.

• There was a lack of food and water.

Why did many members of the Donner party die of hunger?

• They became sick and were unable to hunt for food.

• They ran out of food in the middle of the desert in the summer.

• They did not have enough supplies after deciding to turn back.

• They became trapped in the Sierra Nevada range during winter

How did the Mexican government respond to new settlers in California?

• The Mexican government gave land grants to all the new settlers.

• The Mexican government wanted the new settlers to become Mexican citizens.

• The Mexican government did not want all the new settlers to claim California land.

• The Mexican government would give the new settlers land if they served in the Mexican army.

The Bear Flag revolt was a(n)

• takeover of Sutter’s Fort by new settlers.

• protest against the design of the California flag.

• armed uprising against the Mexican government.

• military action taken by the Mexican government against new settlers.

Someone who came to California in search of gold is called a _______

• Constitution

• Revolt

• Pioneer

• Forty-Niner

Californians wrote a ___________ that did not allow slavery.

• Constitution

• Revolt

• Pioneer

• Forty-Niner

A _________ is an early settler

• Constitution

• Revolt

• Pioneer

• Forty-Niner

The Bear Flag was raised during a _______ against the Mexican Government.

• Constitution

• Revolt

• Pioneer

• Forty-Niner

What did the Russians at Colony Ross and the American mountain men hope to find in California?

• rich farmland

• gold in streams

• adobe churches

• wild animal furs