Gold Rush
What was the name given to the people who traveled to California in search of gold?
Forty-niners
What was the Oregon Trail?
A route used by settlers traveling west to Oregon in the 1800s
What was the name of the law that forced Native Americans to move west of the Mississippi River?
Indian Removal Act
What was one main reason for the decline of the bison population in the 1800s?
Overhunting by settlers and the U.S. government
What country controlled Texas before it became independent?
Mexico
What city grew rapidly due to the Gold Rush and became a major center of trade and business?
San Francisco
Name one of the main dangers that pioneers faced on the Oregon Trail.
Disease, accidents, bad weather, attacks, lack of food or water
Which U.S. president signed the Indian Removal Act into law?
Andrew Jackson
The U.S. government encouraged the destruction of bison herds for what reason?
To force Native Americans onto reservations by taking away their primary resource
Name one state America now controls that we gained from Mexico?
California, Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah, and parts of Colorado and Wyoming
Which groups were treated unfairly by Americans during the gold rush?
Mexicans, Native Americans, Chinese
What was the main reason people traveled on the Oregon Trail?
To start a new life in the West, often for farming and land opportunities
What state used to be the reservation the Trail of Tears forced Native American tribes onto?
Oklahoma
By the late 1800s, the bison population in North America had dropped from millions to approximately how many?
Less than one thousand
What was the famous battle where nearly all the Texan defenders were killed after a long siege?
The Battle of the Alamo
The Gold Rush led to which territory becoming a U.S. state in 1850?
California
About how long did the journey on the Oregon Trail take?
4-6 months
What is the name of one tribe that was forced onto the Trail of Tears?
The Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Muscogee Creek or Seminole
Name one way the loss of bison impacted Plains Native American tribes?
They lost their main source of food, clothing, and materials for tools and shelter
What year did the Mexican-American War begin?
1846
Which profession became the most wealthy from the California gold rush?
Merchants, Sellers, etc.
What was the starting point of the Oregon Trail for most pioneers?
Independence, Missouri
Around how many people died during the Trail of Tears?
What is the name of the National Park where most living bison roam today?
Yellowstone National Park
What is it called when one country takes over a piece of land controlled by another country
Annexation or to annex