U6 L7: The Gold Rush (8.55)- Practice

In the mid-1800s, the growth of the population of California was mainly a result of the...

• Discovery of gold at Sutter’s mill

• Opening of the Mississippi River

• Passage of the Wilmot Proviso

• Migration of farmers and herders

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Who were the 49ers?

• The first group of Asian immigrants to establish a community in the U.S.

• Citizens who formed committees to police mining towns and enforce justice

• People from all over the world who traveled to California seeking gold

• Boomtown merchants who established businesses in San Francisco in 1849

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Label the locations on the map important to westward expansion.

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b

c

d

e

f

g

Mexican Cession

36 30' Parallel

49th Parallel

Texas Annexation

Louisiana Purchase

Oregon Territory

Gadsden Purchase

Match the people and concepts from the Gold Rush.

• Gold Rush business

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• San Francisco

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• Sutter's Mill

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• boom towns

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• Forty-Niners

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Which grouped came from overseas to join the gold rush?

• Russians

• Chinese

• Germans

• Gauls

Which of the following was a result of the California gold rush?

• American settlers rebelled against the Mexican government.
  
• Los Angeles became a center of banking, manufacturing, and trade.
  
• California gained enough settlers to apply for statehood.
  
• Thousands of Chinese died from diseases brought by newcomers.
  

What area is Mexican Cession?

Which of the following was a country from which people traveled to California during the Gold Rush?

• Russia

• China

• Brazil

• Africa

What was the main idea behind Manifest Destiny?

• The belief that the United States should remain isolated from world affairs

• The belief that the United States was destined to expand across the North American continent

• The belief in the abolition of slavery

• The belief in the separation of church and state

Which treaty ended the Mexican-American War and resulted in the Mexican Cession?

• Treaty of Paris

• Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

• Treaty of Versailles

• Treaty of Tordesillas