Westward Expansion 2

The Oregon Trail began in which state?

• Missouri

• Mississippi

• Oregon

• Arkansas

What were some of the obstacles travelers faced on the Oregon Trail? (choose 2)

• Diseases like cholera

• Mountains and Rivers

• Trail Bandits

• Native Americans

• Fires

True or False:

Weapons, dried foods, coffee, and tents were some of the items that many travelers brought with them when they headed west.

• True

• False

Texas declared independence from which country in 1836?

Who was the first president of Texas?

• Sam Houston

• Auston Simms

• Dallas Matthews

• Santa Anna

California was acquired when we purchased which other territory?

• Louisianna

• Texas

• Spain

• Mexico

In what year did 90,000 people come to California for the gold rush?

• 1849
• 1949

• 1836

• 1649

San Francisco is an example of __________

• a boom town

• a ghost town

• a gold town

• a mining town

Which of the following is the definition of a Ghost Town?

• A town that was left vacant when gold ran out.

• A town to where people traveled when gold was found.

• A town that had many myths and legends.

• A town that people on the Oregon Trail were too afraid to stop at.

Which of the following was a method of finding gold from rivers and streams?

• panning

• canning

• mining

• streaming