gold rush
what state did most people go to get gold
california
how long did it a least take for the mail to deliver
ten days
wagon
who owned the land before the louisiana purchase
france
what direction did Lewis and Clark travel
west
why are the towns called ghost towns now
no one is there
how much money did they get a week
25 dollars
what group ate each other
the donner party
who wanted to buy the Louisiana territory
thomas jefferson
what did lewis and Clark what to see on journy
pacific ocean
what people mostly got richer then the people who traveled to california
the sellers
what type of people did they want on the pony express
orphans
where did the trail end
oregon city
how much money did it cost to buy the land
15 million dollars
what was clark's first name
william
how many people arrived in California
90,000
where did the pony express start
st,joseph missouri
how many miles did it take to get there
1,900 miles
how big was the Louisiana territory
827,000
what was lewis's first name
meriweather
how many pounds of gold were found in the gold rush
750,000 pounds
where did the pony express end
sacramento,california
how long did it take to get there
five months
what two people Thomas Jefferson send to buy the land
james monroe and Robert livingston
why did Jefferson send lewis and Clark on a trip west
so they can trade with others