Bear Flag Revolt
The Mexican-American War
The Gold Rush
Life in the Goldfields
Ust or Un
100
An official is someone in _____ of a certain area.
charge
100
_____ forces are groups organized to protect a country with weapons.
Armed
100
What is a forty-niner?
Someone who went to California in 1849 to look for gold
100
Before mining towns, how did miners make shelter?
They used tents and claims
100
What is 陈老师's first name in English?
Priscilla
200
Manifest Destiny was the idea that the United States should stretch across North America, from the Atlantic Ocean to the ______________.
Pacific Ocean
200
The United States and Mexico signed a _______________ to end the Mexican-American War.
treaty
200
Other than American miners, who else should have taken more credit for finding gold and mining gold during the late 1840s and early 1850s? Name two ethnic groups.
California Indians, Mexican, Chinese, and other European miners
200
Name one type of tool miners used during the Gold Rush.
200
What is Mr. Chiu's birthday?
March 1st! (exactly one week after Mr. K's bday, except for leap years)
300
Lake Merritt is named after Ezekiel Merritt, one of the leaders of the _____.
Bears
300
President James Polk wanted to go to war against Mexico in order to "get/acquire __________."
California
300
People coming to California by land and sea were probably on ships that crossed the _______ in what is Panama today.
isthmus
300
What is discrimination?
Unequal treatment of people who belong to a certain group.
300
What is Mr. K's favorite energy drink?
Monster (but he drinks Red Bull Sugarfree regularly)
400
Why did the Republic of California last less than one month after the Bear Flag Revolt?
400
The Treaty of Cahuenga was a peace treaty organized by John Fremont and Bernarda ____.
Ruiz
400
Between 1848 and 1954, about _______ people came to California.
300,000
400
Other than letters, how else did we learn about mining camp life?
Mining towns would print newspapers
400
In which high elevation city was Han Solo frozen in carbonite in Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back?
Cloud City
500
Who was the General in charge of Sonoma when the Bears captured the pueblo of Sonoma?
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General Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo
500
The Mexican-American War ended in 1848 with the signing of the Treaty of _________ Hidalgo.
Guadalupe
500
What were the three routes people on the East Coast of America took to get to California during the Gold Rush?
Land, Sea, Land and Sea
500
About much did a miner make a day during the Gold Rushin 1848 or 1849? (answer within $3)
$20 in 1848
$16 in 1849 ($16 back then is over $600 today)
500
There are x12 Dragon tiles in Mahjong. Other than x4 Green Dragons and x4 White Dragons, what color are the third set of tiles?
x4 Red Dragons