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Gold Rush & Oregon Trail quiz
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1
The most important item for successful life on the trail was what?
some coffee to trade w/ Native Americans
a gun
cast iron stove
a covered wagon
2
Besides not finding any gold, what was a major problem among the miners?
people jumping your claim
no In and Out Burgers
cold nights
home sick
3
What kind of people came to the Oregon Territory?
only missionaries and military people
missionaries, trappers, traders, and merchants
Only missionaries, some trappers and traders
missionaries and school teachers looking to "convert" the Native Americans
4
He spread Christianity to Native Americans, this doctor and missionary set out on horseback from the Northeast in 1835
Marcus Whitman
Oscar Washington
Henry Sager
Paul Bunyan & Babe his wife
5
Children ages 4 - 15 had regular chores along the trail.
False
True
6
Miners extracted more than _________of gold during the California Gold Rush.
750,000 pounds
925,000 pounds
421,000 pounds
NONE of these
7
Roughly how long was the Oregon Trail (from Independence, MO to Oregon City)?
1,000 miles
3,000 miles
over 4,500 miles
2,000 miles
8
Why did so many people suddenly stop using the California and Oregon Trails?
NONE of these
people were being told NOT to come!
cars were invented
railroad was completed
9
What was the Comestock Lode?
successful farmers that produced food for the miners
"Unwritten rules" about living in a tent city (having good behavior)
too many miners for too small of a space to work
the 1859 discovery of silver in the Nevada Territory
10
Since 92% of the CA miners were men, where were all the women during the gold rush?
NONE of these
men dropped their wives off in downtown San Fransico
stayed behind to run their farms & take care of their kids
living with their relatives while their husband was away
11
This guy sold supplies to miners and became 1st Californian millionaire.
Levi Strauss
Samuel Brannan
J.A. Folger
John Sutter
12
Who were the 49ers?
people who were looking for the beach
people who came to CA in 1849
people who came to OR in 1849
football team
13
What is the "Great Emigration" of 1843?
the use of trains traveling to the new territories (including Oregon Trail)
Native Americans leaving their homes because of all white people moving in
tons of wild animals using the Oregon Trail to look for food
the large amount of pioneers coming out to the Oregon and California
14
Who manufactured and sold the 1st blue jeans in San Francisco?
Levi Strauss
Daniel T. Gap
Joseph Lee
Samuel Wrangler
15
Who was the carpenter that found gold at Sutter’s Mill?
James W. Marshall
Samuel Brannan
J.A. Folger
John Sutter
16
More fortunes were made by _____________ than by miners.
restaurants
wagon masters (taking people west)
merchants
hotels
17
What did the people use for starting camp fires along the trail when there wasn't any wood?
old cloth and crates
prairie grasses
buffalo chips
animal fat
18
A carpenter found gold in the American River at the base of which mountain range?
Cascade
Blue Moutains
Sierra Nevada
Rocky Mountains
19
California did not have the first gold rush in American history. It was -
Oregon
South Dakota
North Carolina
North Dakota
20
The Chinese immigrates came to CA to escape from their large familes back home.
False
True
21
According to the Oregon California Trails Association, almost ________ in ten who embarked on the trail didn’t survive.
three
two
one
five
