Migration to CA Assessment

Everyone who traveled to California to find gold became wealthy.

• True

• False

One of our party got bit by a rattlesnake this evening; but, having a huge pair of stout leather boots, the fangs did not penetrate to the flesh. They, as well as large lizards, were very plentiful about our camp, but we were latterly becoming so used to them, we lost all apprehension about their entering our tents in the night.

-William Kelly

What concern about wildlife was mentioned?

• hawks attacking the horses

• prairie dog holes breaking axles

• bison stampeding into the wagons

• snakes and lizards entering the tents

What was a pull factor to migrate westward?

• drought

• high taxes

• persecution

• cheap land

Mining camps usually had no formal law enforcement.

• True

• False

Many trails from the East Coast to the West were named for (a)   .

• destinations
• countries
• railroads

• tribes

Read the passage: The tide of emigration from the States to California ... is pouring in from every direction. The whole country seems to be in commotion ... and a great many have left on their way there. Twice as many have arrived this Spring at last. The number now here I should estimate at 5,000. The daily arrivals of steamers are fast increasing the number. -James Abbey, 1850 What is James Abbey describing?

• the number of immigrants

• the dangers of traveling

• the amount of gold found

• the spring floods in the valley

7. Mining disrupted farms and ranches in California by:

• increasing the demand for agricultural products

• causing water shortages and land disputes

• providing more jobs for farm workers

• improving transportation infrastructure