TRAILS TO THE WEST & THE CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSH

What was the typical wagon used on the westward trail between 1840 and 1860?

• Conestoga wagon

• Covered wagon

• Prairie schooner

• Stagecoach

Which town served as a starting point for most westward journeys during the 1840s and 1850s?

• Salt Lake City, UT

• Sacramento, CA

• Independence, MO

• Santa Fe, NM

What was the primary reason settlers were drawn to Oregon during the westward expansion?

• Abundance of gold

• Free farmland for married couples

• Access to trading routes

• Religious freedom

How many miles long was the Oregon Trail?

• Approximately 1,000 miles

• Approximately 1,500 miles

• Approximately 2,000 miles

• Approximately 500 miles

Which trail was primarily followed by settlers seeking religious freedom?

• Oregon Trail

• Santa Fe Trail

• California Trail

• Mormon Trail

What landmark did the Mormon settlers found and then founded Great Salt Lake?

• Salt Lake City

• Sacramento

• Independence

• Santa Fe

Which trail was used primarily by traders transporting goods from Missouri to Santa Fe?

• Oregon Trail

• California Trail

• Mormon Trail

• Santa Fe Trail

What mode of transportation was used on the Old Spanish Trail?

• Conestoga wagons

• Prairie schooners

• Mules

• Stagecoaches

What event led to the beginning of the California Gold Rush?

• Discovery of gold in a river by a carpenter

• President Polk announcement of gold in California

• Completion of the transcontinental railroad

• Signing of the Homestead Act

How many gold seekers had arrived in California by August 1848?

• Around 4,000

• Around 40,000

• Around 80,000

• Around 250,000