Gold mines/California
who were the first to explored Spanish California
who are tracker and trappers
What is the Oregon trail
What is the most important route for sellers and missionaries going West from the east part of the United States toward Oregon.
if you get it, I'm surprised
What was the key to wealth
Hard labor in the gold fields
What year did the Americans elect Zachary Taylor.
1848
What was the Santa Fe Trail
the first american trade route west of the mississippi river
This trail did the Culisornia trail follow for 1200 miles
What is Oregon trail
Daily Double
What lured people to the organ territory
What is Furries? I'm sorry, furs.
Who was the first person to show interest in the region
Andrew Jackson.
What caused Taylor's death
Instant illness
How did the traders discover Indian attacks
The traders gathered at one spot
This happened when Juah Rodriguez Cabrillo claimed California in 1540
what is the Spanish shared it with the native American's
Who was John Jacob Astor and what did he do
Who was a German immigrant established the American Fur Company
Which 2 presidents tried to bargain with the Mexicans
Tyler and Polk
When did Millard Fillmore become president, after whom died
1850 Taylor.
What was one of the Indians favorite and deadly strategies against animals
they stamped the animal to scatter them
What challenges did the sailors face while traveling through the California trail
what is Rugged rocks, struggling loose, warm deserts, sand and days of drinking only water.
What was it so important for settlers to reach independent route before July 4th
So the risk of running into early snow in the mountains
I think she means so you don't run into snow
Tyler Sutter gave land to whom
His son, John scatter junior.
When did millard fillmore die
March 8th, 1874
How did the Santa Fe Trail become more important in the Mexican War
Troops and supplies traveled over the trail
How many people risk their lives journeying into California in 1840s and 1850s
200,000
Two countries claimed the Oregon Trail
Great Britain and MERICA
Search a 50,000 acre grant from the Mexicans in 1839
John Sutter
Daily Double
When did Taylor die
July 9th, 1850
When did the military start patrolling the trail
1827