Native Americans
What did the Native Americans use as a compass?
The stars in the sky.
Who was an important woman pioneer?
Annie Oakley
How many hours a day did the railroad workers and miners work?
12-16 hours a day
Who was a male famous pioneer/cowboy?
Davy Crockett
Who mainly worked on the railroad and mines? (where did they come from?)
Chinese Immigrants
How did the Native Americans make houses?
They used long poles and buffalo hides.
What is it called when you move cattle from one location to another?
What state did the Pacific Railroad Start?
Nebraska
Who signed off the Pacific Railroad?
Abraham Lincoln
What did Native American women do in their free time?
Where did the Native Americans go when they were on the Trail of Tears?
The Mississippi river valley?
Charleston, South Carolina
What year did the transcontinental railroad end?
1864
In what state was the first gold found?
California
What was the major harbor used by the miners?
San Francisco Harbor
How many Native Americans die in the year of 1839?
about 5,000
The Pony Express
What year was the first gold found?
1848
How many people died on the trail of tears?
4,000
After the first four years of mining gold how much money in gold was found?
81 million
In the year 1838 how many Cherokees were forced to walk the Trail of Tears?
16,000
In what years did the revolutionary war take place?
1775 to 1783
Who found the first gold?
James W. Marshall
How long is the transcontinental railroad?
1,912 miles
Who became president in 1860?
Abraham Lincoln