Gold Rush Routes

Which route to California was the LONGEST in miles?

• Panama Shortcut

• Around Cape Horn

• The Hobbit Trail

• The Oregon Trail

Which route probably took the shortest amount of time to travel to California?

• The California-Oregon Trail

• The Panama Shortcut

• Around Cape Horn

• The Underland Trail

Which of the following hazards would people on ALL 3 routes to California encounter?

• disease

• oxen dying

• crossing rivers

• falling overboard

What is something you might have seen while taking the Panama shortcut route to California?

• a jungle full of animals

• a hot dry desert

• snow

Which disease might people aboard a ship get while traveling around Cape Horn?

• malaria from mosquitos

• scurvy from lack of vitamin C

• colds from being cold