places
was the santa Fe trail North or West of missour
west
who were the people that traveled to california in search of a gold beginning in 1849
the forty-niners
how long did it take to travel the California trail
took them 3-6 month to travel the California trail
when did the california gold rush begin
1848
who were marcus and narcissa whitman and what were there roles in american history
a american couple who who served as american missonaries in oregon
where did the american gold rush take place
california
what were the americans called that disagreed with the teachings and pratices of a religous group
the mormons
why did the mormons travel the mormons trail
to escape religious perspective, and practice there religion without being persecuted
what fort waas bulit in oregon in 1811
fort astoria
what appeard infrong of joseph smith and led him to the tablets covered with divine writtings
an angle
where was zachory taylor born
virigina
what is a plan that called for california to be admitted as a free state
the compromise of 1850
what were the 3 main challenges faced by pioneers on the oregon trail
wagon accidents, water shortages, bad terrian, attacks, and dieases
who wrote the book of mormon
joseph smith
what year did brigham young lead the mormons to utah
1847
great salt lake is apart of what state
Utah
what is the process of following citizens to make a descision that permits slavery
popular soverignty
why was the California trail important
cause it allowed people to travel to the gold fields and farmlands to California
what city did john sutter jr, build and is now the present captial of california
city of sacramento
what was john sutter known for
he is known for being the owner of the land where the gold was discovered at his sawmilll
where was millard fillmore born
new york
when sutter and marshall found about the gold, the news leaked and started what
the california gold rush
what were 3-5 good that were transported on the santa fe trail
cloth, clothing, tobacco, knives, axes ,gunpowder, and tools
where is chimney rock located
nebraska
what political party did franklin pierce belong to
the democratic party