Moving West 8th grade

Click all that apply: What types of jobs did women have in Boomtowns?

• Baking

• Washing

• Cleaning

• haberdashery

Who was in charge in Boomtowns before the government finally came in?

• Police

• Spiderman

• Vigilantes

• National Guard

Answer explanation

Vigilantes were normal people who took the law into their own hands.

These people were working outside the law as well as having the potential for much corruption.

What year began the California "gold rush"

• 1865

• 1949

• 1849

• 1492

What one of America's first BIG businesses?

• Railroads

• Watch-making

• Teaching

• Cat Wrangling

What is Manifest Destiny?

• 17th century belief that claimed that Native Americans had the divine right to expand eastward—meaning thatN.A. expansion was the will of God.

• 19th century belief that claimed that the United States had the divine right to expand westward—meaning that U.S. expansion was the will of God.

• 18th century belief that claimed that the French had the divine right to expand northward—meaning that French expansion was the will of God.

Life in the West during the Gold Rush was easy and people just got rich without much work

• True

• False

Answer explanation

False!

Most people came to Boomtowns and were forced to hustle and work very hard while alo trying to keep the money they had made. Life was difficult for most.

What caused Boomtowns to disappear and go bust?

• Even more gold was found

• No more ore, no more business

• People became tired of digging and panning

• It just wasn't fun anymore

Boomtowns generally led to lower crime and trustworthy people moving in?

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Boomtowns generally led to criminal elements moving in. Gamblers, theives, swindlers.

Where did most railroads stop pre-1860?

• California

• Oregon

• The Appalachian mountains

• The Mississippi River

Click all that apply:

How did the US government try to entice railroad companies to build the railroads?

• Offering land subsidies

• Giving out low interest federal loans

• By charging the extra taxes to normal people

• By offering free lunch to anyone who helped build the railroad

Answer explanation

The US government was willing to sell land for very little to the railroad companies in hopes the companies would foot most of the bill for the building. Don't forget that the railroads would reap all the benefits/money of transporting goods and people all over the country until cars and trucks became more commonplace.