Who helped Lewis & Clark in their journey across the Louisiana Territory?
Sacagawea
100
Why did the Mountain Men head to the West?
The were drawn to the West because of the game, specially the beavers.
100
What is 1 lasting legacy of the Mormons?
1. Opened up the Great Basin to settlement
2. Mormon religion has 11 million followers
3. Irrigation techniques help to farm that region
100
What are missionaries?
Those on a religious journey to convert a group of people to their religion.
200
What two reasons were why the Chinese came to California
1. For the Gold Rush
2. To escape the poverty in China
200
Why did Lewis and Clark go to the Louisiana Territory?
1. In search of a water route to the Pacific (Northwest Passage)
2. To map out the new territory
200
Why are Pioneer Women remembered in the West?
Women helped establish society including schools, libraries and churches. They also made great strides in women's rights by gaining the right to vote in Wyoming Territory in 1869.
200
Why did the Mormons leave the East?
To practice their religion freely
200
Why did Junipero Serra head north into California?
To convert Native Americans to Christianity.
300
What did the gold rush do for California?
It made California the 31st state in 1850, the first state in the far west
300
Zebulon Pike was an explorer of the southern part of the Louisiana Territory, what famous Mountain peak did he first discover in Colorado?
Pike's Peak
300
What did the Mountain Men do that was so important to the settlement of the West?
They established trails (the Oregon and California) that thousands of pioneers took and they trading posts became valuable supply stations.
300
Who was Brigham Young?
He led the Mormons to Utah to escape persecution in the East.
300
How are missionaries remembered?
Not for spreading religion but rather for bring disease to the Native Americans
400
Which two men are credited with the discovery of gold?
James Marshall and John Sutter
400
Who was the "pathfinder" that mapped out the land between the Mississippi Valley all the way to the Pacific Ocean?
John C. Fremont
400
What was the greatest fear of Pioneers besides fear of Native Americans?
Disease
400
Who discovered the Book of Mormon?
Joseph Smith
400
How do you define a Californio?
Spanish speaking Californian between 1769-1848
500
How did the Chinese physically help open up the West?
Chinese labor was used to build the first transcontinental railroad.
500
Name 3 things that Lewis & Clark are remembered for.
1. Finding a route to the Pacific
2. Mapping the Louisiana Territory
3. Established good relations with Native Americans
4. Documented all the new species they found
500
Who is credited with starting this rush for Fur Trading?
Manuel Lisa
500
How did the Mormons get to Utah?
By the Mormon trail.
500
Name the two families that went out west to convert Native Americans and the two tribes they worked with.
The Whitmans and the Spaldings
The Nez Perce and the Cayuse