Utah and California become states

Under the Land Law of 1851, many _______________________ lost their land

• Californios

• Mexicans

• Native Americans

After the United States acquired Utah, _______________________ was named governor.

• Joseph Smith

• Brigham Young

• Hiram Revels

• Andrew Jackson

Frontier law was often handled by self-appointed _________________________.

• soldiers

• deputy

• vigilantes

Discoveries made in California more than doubled the world’s supply of which item?

• gold

• farmland

• water

• oil

Which of the following groups made huge profits during the California Gold Rush?

• boomtown merchants

• rancheros

• forty-niners

• Mormon traders

What was one of Joseph Smith’s basic beliefs?

• Property should be held in common.

• President Polk treated Mexico unfairly.

• California should become a state.

• Mormons should leave Illinois.

What was the largest single migration in American history?

• traders to Mexico

• forty-niners to California

• Mormons to Utah

• mountain men to Oregon

Which event, beginning in 1849, had long-lasting effects on California’s economy?

• trade with Mexico

• discovery of gold

• growth of industry

• shipping to the North

Gold was discovered in 1848 at _______________________ in California.

• San Francisco

• Smith's Mill

• Johnson's Mill

• Sutter's Mill

As a result of the _______________________, San Francisco became a boomtown.

• migration of the Mormons

• gold rush

• exodusters

• Chinese immigration