WorksheetsWeek 31
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
Where did most trail companies start their journeys?
Chicago, IL
New York City, NY
St. Louis, MO
Kansas City, KS
What helped open the Louisiana Purchase for settlement?
free land
The Corps of Discovery shared their findings
treaties with the Native Americans nations
the railroad
the greatest dangers traveling across the country were?
rivers and mountains
buffalo stampedes
snake bites
diseases and lack of water
What controlled prices in the California Gold rush?
supply and demand
how much gold was
sam brannan
goods and services
What was the name of the mission in Texas where they fought for independence?
San Diego
El Paso
Alamo
Presidio
What did America gain from the war of Mexico?
land North of the Rio Grande
land east of the Mississippi river
land south of the Colorado River
land west of the Rocky mountains
what was discovered in California right after the United states paid for the land?
silver
uranium
gold
copper
what type of primary source is valuable to give information about life on the trail?
newspapers and magazines
letters home
petroglyphs in the rock
diaries and journals
why was independence rock such a welcoming sight for the pioneers?
There was freshwater to bathe in
there was a trading post
it marked the halfway point
it was the end of the trail
"Remember the Alamo" became a war cry for?
care rental companies
Texas Freedom fighters
a car commercial
Mexican army soilders
The war with Mexico was the first time Americans?
used cannons
surrendered to an enemy
fought on foreign soil
used rifles
