What best describes the Oregon Trail?

A 2,000 mile long trail to valuable farmland in the west.

After the California Gold Rush ended, many people who migrated to California

Stayed to farm or run businesses

A city whose population grew because of the Gold Rush

The California Gold Rush

caused population of California to increase

The forced removal of the Cherokees

the 1849-1850 settlers who went West to California

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1
What best describes the Oregon Trail?
A water route that connected Missouri to California.
A plan to build a railroad to California.
A route people took to find gold in Alaska.
A 2,000 mile long trail to valuable farmland in the west.
2
"Bear Flag Republic"
California
New Mexico
Texas
Mexico
3
Because Santa Anna increased the number of troops in Texas,
Texans lost San Antonio
None of the above
Texans captured San Antonio
the standoff at the Alamo happened
4
The Oregon Trail was.......
life changing
dangerous
exciting
all of the above
5
After the California Gold Rush ended, many people who migrated to California
Looked for coal to help ease the energy crisis
Found oil with the Standard Oil Company leading to a job boom
Stayed to farm or run businesses
Left to look for natural gas
6
What is "Manifest Destiny"
The fate of America
Westward expansion
The line dividing North and South
The assassination of Lincoln
7
An economic depression is
Downturn in economic activity
Governments create rules to control/restrict certain activities or behavior
International trade allows moving goods and services across borders freely.
Booming economy
8
What is a boomtown?
A city that was bombed during war
A city whose population grew because of the Gold Rush
A city that was built using dynamite
A city whose population decreased because of disease
9
The California Gold Rush
started in 1865
resulted in McDonald's golden arches
caused population of California to increase
led to the annexation of California
10
"Trail of Tears"
The forced removal of the Irish
The forced removal of the African Americans
The forced removal of the Sioux
The forced removal of the Cherokees
11
What president supported Native American removal?
William Henry Harrison
Andrew Jackson
Martin Van Buren
John Quincy Adams
12
The U.S. and what other nation(s) claimed the Oregon Territory
Russia
Spain
Great Britain
All of the above
13
"Forty-Niners" were
A football team in Charlotte and San Francisco.
employees of the government.
the 1849-1850 settlers who went West to California
people who joined the rush for gold in Georgia in 1849.
14
A tariff is a ____________________________.
tax on imported goods
tax used for social welfare
tax on luxury items
tax collected during war
15
Andrew Jackson lost the Election of 1824 to
James Madison
James Monroe
John Quincy Adams
Thomas Jefferson

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