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WorksheetsEarly Settlers - Week 18
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 31mins
What attracted many Americans to the land of California?
The land provided a rich, opportunity to live life
Some people wanted to come to CA for hunting and trapping furs
Some people others saw the opportunity that mining natural resources had to offer (The Gold Rush)
All of the above attracted Americans to California
Who was the last Mexican governor of California that was worried about all the U.S. settlers claiming land in California?
Jose’ Figueroa
Pío Pico
Luiz Vergara
John Bidwell
How did Mexico allow settlers from the United States to receive land grants and make California their new home?
They had to become a Mexican citizen and covert to Catholicism
They had to marry a Mexican
They paid their debt in gold
What man was once a slave that became a mountain man, trapper, explorer, and trader? He discovered a pass (route) that made traveling through the dangerous Sierra Nevada Mountains much safer.
John Beckwourth
Elisha Stephans
John C. Fremont
George Donner
John Bidwell, a teacher, left Missouri and became one of the California's greatest _____________________ .
fur trappers
soldiers
farmers
college professors
Why was Jedediah Smith not welcomed in Mexico-controlled California?
He had a lot of money
Jedediah Smith had no interest in becoming a Mexican citizen, so Mexico believed he was a spy for the U.S.
He was a Spanish priest
Sacramento, California became successful due to what?
silver that was discovered in the American River
natural grape vineyards
a great climate for growing crops
natural reservoirs that provided water for the dry areas of California
Sacramento is farther inland, so the climate is _______________ than other cities.
cooler and wetter
hotter and wetter
cooler and drier
hotter and drier (like Fresno)
What fantastic writer convinced many people to travel to California due to the excellent description of the land he surveyed ? (someone who marks and measures the land)
John C. Fremont
George Donner
John Beckwourth
Elisha Stephens
Who was the Donner Party?
A group of 77 settlers led by John C. Fremont
A group of 87 settlers, led by George Donner, who traveled to California
A group of 50 mountain men searching for new land
What happened to the Donner Party during their catastrophic trip to California?
The travelers wanted to take a shortcut but got stuck/trapped in the snow for 6 months.
Their food ran out
Only 48 out of 87 travelers made it out alive
All of the above happened to the Donner Party
