2/26 - 3/1 Quickfire Questions

Why did pioneers often walk the entire length of the Oregon Trail?

• They needed exercise

• They could travel faster

• There was no room inside of the wagon

• To keep from freezing to death

Where was gold discovered in California in 1848?

• Mutter's Sill

• Sutter's Milk

• Sutter's Mill

• Butter's Milk

Gold-seeking migrants who moved to California in 1849, hoping to strike it rich were called ___________________.

• 49ers

• Vaqueros D'oro

• Golden Boys

• Forty Whiners

All of the following were negative impacts of the Gold Rush EXCEPT _______________.

• Racism and discrimination against non-American ethnic groups

• Damage to the environment

• Successfully run businesses

• The massacre of Native Americans

How did Texans win their independence from Mexico?

• by capturing Santa Anna and forcing him to sign a treaty

• by winning most of the battles against Mexican troops

• by turning their group of volunteer fighters into an effective army

• by winning the Battle of Goliad