WorksheetsSocial Studies Chapter 5 Test: California, Here We Come!
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 16mins
Why did fur trappers begin to open up new routes to California?
to create trails for wagon trains to follow
to find new areas that had fur animals to trap
to stage attacks on Spanish presidios
to gain access to trade with the Philippines
Which trailblazer led the first group of Americans overland into California?
James Beckwourth
Joseph Reddeford Walker
James Ohio Pattie
Jedediah Strong Smith
Before overland routes were established, how did most settlers travel from the United States to California?
by wagon train
on horseback
by ship
by train
From Fort Laramie, Wyoming, which trail or trails did settlers have to follow in order to reach California?
the Oregon Trail
the Oregon Trail and the California Trail
the California Trail and the Old Spanish Trail
the Old Spanish Trail
Which trail or trails ended at Los Angeles?
the Oregon Trail
the California Trail
the Old Spanish Trail
the Oregon Trail and the California Trail
"...children were crying with hunger, and the mothers were crying because they had so little to give their children." -Virginia Reed
Which group is Virginia Reed describing?
the Donner party
the Bartleston-Bidwell expedition
John C. Fremont's expedition
the families of the Bear Flaggers
What idea, popularized in the 1840's, helped build American interest in California?
squatters' rights
Mexican citizenship
manifest destiny
land grants
Who aided the rebels and helped establish the Bear Flag Republic?
Pio Pico
Mariano Vallejo
Jose Castro
John C. Fremont
Why did the Bear Flag Republic last only a short time?
California Indians led a revolt against the Bear Flaggers.
American warships landed at Monterey and made the Bear Flaggers part of the United States Army.
Californio landowners refused to turn over their lands to the Bear Flaggers.
Mexican troops arrived from Mexico to defeat the Bear Flaggers.
What happened as a result of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?
Californios waged war against the United States Army.
Californios agreed to stop fighting against the United States Army.
California became part of the United States.
The United States and Mexico agreed to divide California in half.
A natural barrier that many settlers coming into California had to cross.
Dominguez Rancho
Sierra Nevada
Sonoma
Monterey
The location of the Bear Flag Revolt
Dominguez Rancho
Sierra Nevada
Sonoma
Monterey
The location of a battle won by the Californios
Dominguez Rancho
Sierra Nevada
Sonoma
Monterey
The capital of Mexican California
Dominguez Rancho
Sierra Nevada
Sonoma
Monterey
Which of these was NOT a challenge faced by settlers traveling overland to California?
long, difficult trip by wagon train
large deserts and the Sierra Nevada to cross
long trips by ship
hunger and extreme weather
What are two reasons Mexico lost control of California? (You can choose more than one answer.)
The Mexican Government was weak, as was the economy of California.
The Mexican government was able to stop settlers and all Californios were in agreement about being ruled by Mexico.
the idea of manifest destiny.
