Oregon Trail + California Gold
What was discovered in California that lead to thousands of people moving from all around the world to California?
What is Gold.
What was the Mexican-American War mostly about.
What is land and borders.
This was a massive purchase that occurred in 1803 that nearly doubled the size of the United States.
What is The Louisiana Purchase.
What was the main job of Vaqueros.
What is Cattle Herders or Cowboys.
What is 1 country to participate in WW1.
Who is a whole bunch of countries.
What was the most common form of transportation on the Oregon Trail.
What is a covered wagon.
What did James K. Polk and the United States do to Texas after it was independent from Mexico.
What is Annex Texas.
What two people were sent out by the president of the United States to explore the Louisiana Purchase.
Who is Lewis and Clark.
What was one of the many problems vaqueros faced while working.
What is: Long hours of outdoor work, Harsh weather, very little pay if any pay at all.
This was the most popular Music Artist in the world in 2024.
Who is Taylor Swift.
During what War did the United States gain California.
Mexican-American War.
What was the forced removal of the “Five Civilized Tribes” called.
What is the Trail of Tears.
What act, signed by Abraham Lincoln, encouraged people to settle in the land to the west.
What is the Homestead Act.
This was the person who relied on vaqueros to manage their herds.
What is Tejanos.
What is the highest grossing film of all time. (Made the most money)
What is Avatar.
Who AND where, discovered the gold in California?
Who is, James Marshall and in a river around Sutters Mill.
How did the Cherokee Nation resist the U.S people coming into their land.
They sued the state of Georgia in the Supreme Court.
What was completed in 1869 that connected the East and West and made it much easier and faster to transport goods and people to and from both sides.
What is The Transcontinental Railroad.
What race or ethnicity were Vaqueros. (4)
What is: African, Mexican, Native American, and Spanish.
This person won 6 major series of battles, and was known for fighting for Chicago.
Who is Michael Jordan.
What were two problems Native Americans faced following the discovery of Gold in California.
What is Disease and Massacres.
Who was the most famous Cadette in the Niño Héroes (Boy Hero's) who was known for wrapping himself in the Flag of Mexico to prevent it from being taken by the U.S.
Who is Juan Escutia.
What treaty was broken when Gold was discovered in the Black Hills.
What is the Treaty of Fort Laramie.
What were the two main groups of people that worked on the Central Pacific Railroad and the Union Pacific Railroad.
What is Chinese Workers and Irish Workers.
Fourth planet from the sun.
What is Mars.