Oregon Trail
Gold Rush(San Francisco)
Mexican - American war
Problems
(Oregon Trail)
Indians
(Native Americans)
100
How long is the Oregon trail?
2,000 miles
100
Where was the gold discoverd?
Sacramento Valley
100
When was the war ?
April 1846-February 1848
100
How did they get across the rivers?
Some made rafts for there wagons and stuff, others used the Indians raft farries.
100
Did the settlers living on thier land make them angery?
Some, yes very angry , but most tried to get along with settlers.
200
Where did the Oregon Trail start and end ?
It started in Missouri, and ended west of the Rocky Mountains.
200
When was the gold discoverd?
Early 1848
200
Why was the war started ?
The United states annexation of Texis in 1845 and a border dispute over whether the texas boundary ended at Rio Grande River
200
What did they do when it rained and got muddy?
They would have there kids go and get long grass to put in front of the wagons
200
What killed off most of the Indians?
Diseases killed many of the Indians.
300
There was a trail that paralleled most of the oregon trail,and conected Council Bluffs to salt lake city,what trail was this?
Mormon Trail
300
In one year how much higher did the population get?
There were about 90,000 more people than before.
300
Was the U.S. or Mexico victorious?
The U.S. was victorious
300
What did they do when someone got sick and died?
they would put crosses by the side of the trail
300
How did the Indians see the settlers?
Because they had experiance with british and american traiders, they thought of them as a sourse of wealth.
400
Who where the first people to use the oregon trail?
The Native Americans
400
When did the gold rush peak?
1852
400
How much land did the U.S. get from Mexico?
Over 500,000 square miles
400
What was something the did to keep there meat good?
They would dry it out like beef jerkey
400
When settlers started ariving the indians led them through the mountains in exchange for what?
Gunpowder,food,clothes ,and horses.
500
In the 1830s who followed fur traders west?
Missionaries
500
How much $ was the all the gold they found dering the gold rush worth?
$2 million
500
Where did the land the U.S. got, extend to and from?
It extended westward from from Rio Grande to the Pacific Ocean
500
How long did it take to get to oregon?
At least four months , five months was good time but 6 or 7 could get you caught in winter.
500
What was the most common disease settlers gave to indians?
Smallpox
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