Settling the West

What year was gold discovered in Idaho?

• 1790

• 1860

• 1680

• 1960

Which Idaho city was settled during the years of the Gold Rush?

• Rexburg

• Moscow

• Lewiston

• Driggs

What did people do who did not find gold and become rich? (select all correct answers)

• left Idaho

• stayed in Idaho to farm

• stayed in Idaho to open businesses

• joined a Native American tribe

Which mineral is produced in Idaho today?

• copper

• iron

• zinc

• silver

Fur traders and trappers hunted the

• beaver

• bear

• moose

• rabbit

Missionaries came to Idaho to spread their religion.

• true

• false

The Basques were a group of people from Spain that came to Idaho to

• work in gold mines

• spread their religion

• herd sheep

• catch beavers

Who helped Lewis and Clark on their journey through Idaho?

• Pocahontas

• Squanto

• Chief Joseph

• Sacagawea

Lewis and Clark did not have any trouble with the Native Americans on their journey.

• true

• false

Lewis and Clark discovered many new plants and animals in Idaho such as: (select all correct answers)

• black-tailed prairie dog

• grizzly bear

• bear grass

• camas plant