TCI 4th Gr. California Becomes a State

What were the reasons so few people moved to California at first?

• gold and silver

• bears and mountain lions

• mountains and deserts

• Spanish and Mexican laws

How did most people travel to California?

• on horseback

• in covered wagons on trails

• on the new railroad

• on Russian ships in harbors

Someone who came to California in search of gold is called a __________.

• constitution

• pioneer

• forty-niner

• revolt

Why did news of statehood take weeks to reach California?

• Ships traveled slowly

• It was supposed to be a secret

• Voters needed to elect leaders

• People were fighting over slavery

Which of the following is a reliable source?

• a person's blog

• your friend's opinion

• a magazine advertisement

• an encyclopedia

The Bear Flag was raised during a ______________.

• constitution

• revolt

• forty-niner

• pioneer

What did the Russians at Colony Ross and the American mountain men hope to find in California?

• rich farmland

• gold in streams

• adobe churches

• wild animal furs

Who started the Bear Flag Revolt?

• Mexicans born in California

• Indians with homes in California

• Americans living in California

• Spanish landowners in California

A ________ is an early settler.

• constitution

• forty-niner

• pioneer

• revolt

What part of the first California constitution came from Mexican law?

• just one branch of government

• letting landowners keep slaves

• married women owning property

• one religion everyone must follow