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WorksheetsCH. 6 California Becomes a State Review
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 1hrs 15mins
How was John Sutter able to build Sutter’s Fort?
He had a large family that colonized the area.
He bought tools and lumber from the Russians
He built his house on land that no one else had lived on.
He bought a town with money given to him by the American government.
Which of these is a hardship experienced by Americans who headed west?
Land was too expensive.
Wagons were too expensive.
The weather was unfamiliar.
There was a lack of food and water.
Why did many members of the Donner party die of hunger?
They became sick and were unable to hunt for food.
They ran out of food in the middle of the desert in the summer.
They did not have enough supplies after deciding to turn back.
They became trapped in the Sierra Nevada range during winter
How did the Mexican government respond to new settlers in California?
The Mexican government gave land grants to all the new settlers.
The Mexican government wanted the new settlers to become Mexican citizens.
The Mexican government did not want all the new settlers to claim California land.
The Mexican government would give the new settlers land if they served in the Mexican army.
The Bear Flag revolt was a(n)
takeover of Sutter’s Fort by new settlers.
protest against the design of the California flag.
armed uprising against the Mexican government.
military action taken by the Mexican government against new settlers.
Someone who came to California in search of gold is called a _______
Constitution
Revolt
Pioneer
Forty-Niner
Californians wrote a ___________ that did not allow slavery.
Constitution
Revolt
Pioneer
Forty-Niner
A _________ is an early settler
Constitution
Revolt
Pioneer
Forty-Niner
The Bear Flag was raised during a _______ against the Mexican Government.
Constitution
Revolt
Pioneer
Forty-Niner
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
How did most people travel to California?
on horseback
on the new railroad
on Russian ships in harbors
in covered wagons on trails
What did the people who started the Bear Flag Revolt want?
their own government
the right to hunt animals
more land for their farms
statehood as part of Mexico
The Donner party reached Sutter’s Fort in 1847. Which event on the timeline was happening then?
Bear Flag Result
Mexican American War
Gold Rush
California Statehood
What event sparked the Gold Rush in California?
the increase of gold from foreign trade
the discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill
the surrender of gold after the Mexican-American war
the U.S. government’s promise of gold to new settlers
What step did California take to become a state?
California wrote a treaty to send to the U.S. government. .
California posted a call for more residents in different newspapers.
Californians wrote a constitution to send to the U.S. government.
California sent John Sutter to give the U.S. government 100 pounds of gold.
