Week 19 - Westward Expansion

From There's Gold in Them Thar Hills!: Who discovered the golden nuggets in this article?

• John Sutter

• James Marshall

• Sam Brannan

From There's Gold in Them Thar Hills!: On what date were the golden nuggets discovered at Sutter's Fort?

• January 23, 1848

• January 24, 1849

• January 23, 1849

• January 24, 1848

From There's Gold in Them Thar Hills!: Who owned a store at Sutter's Fort?

• John Sutter

• James Marshall

• Sam Brannan

From There's Gold in Them Thar Hills!: Around how many people came to California in 1849?

I will not count this question correct if you do not type the number from the article as it appears.

From There's Gold in Them Thar Hills!: In what year did California become a state?

• 1848

• 1849

• 1850

• 1851

From There's Gold in Them Thar Hills!: A railroad from the east coast to the west coast of America was completed in ________

• 1850

• 1860

• 1870

• 1880

From There's Gold in Them Thar Hills!: Because of the gold rush, California grew from 500 people in 1847 to _______ people in 1870.

Make sure to enter the number exactly as it appears in the article.

From Hastings Cutoff, A Wrong Turn for the Donner Party: The Donner Party left ______ in May of 1846.

• Tennessee

• Wisconsin

• Illinois

• Kentucky

From Hastings Cutoff, A Wrong Turn for the Donner Party: Of the 87 members of the party, how many survived to reach California?

• 48

• 58

• 68

• 78