California Geography
This state is the northern boundary of California.
Oregon
How many missions were built in California?
21
What year did the California Gold Rush famously start?
1849
What important item did Pony Express riders carry in their mochillas from Missouri to California?
The mail.
What two companies built the Transcontinental Railroad?
Union Pacific and Central Pacific Railroads
This country borders Southern California.
Mexico
Where was the first California mission built?
San Diego
What town was gold found in?
Coloma, California
About how far did Pony Express riders usually travel in one day?
about 100 miles per day.
Where were most of the workers from that worked for the Central Pacific railroad and used dangerous explosives to build tunnels through the Sierra Nevada Mountains?
What country were they mostly from?
They were Chinese immigrants (from China)
The entire western border of California touches this...
The Pacific Ocean
The Maidu Tribe cooked _________ meal, that could be eaten as mush, soup or bread.
acorn
What did Sam Brannan sell to make him rich?
Mining Supplies
Why did Pony Express Riders have to weigh less than 125 pounds?
Horses could move quicker with lighter men.
Which country's immigrants primarily worked for the Union Pacific and laid tracks across the prairies headed west?
Ireland (Irish immigrants)
The Sierra Nevadas are a ___________ range that cover most of Northern California.
mountain
What animal is on the California State Flag?
The Grizzly Bear
Where was James Marshall working when he first found gold in the river?
* Hint= Sutter's _________________
Mill or Saw Mill
What invention ended the need for the Pony Express?
The telegraph.
Where did the two railroads finally meet to hammer in the golden spike?
Promontory Point, Utah
Name one of the cities in California (not including Sacramento) that served as a capital city.
Monterey, San Jose, Vallejo, Benicia, San Francisco
Tribes from the Great Plains such as the Cheyenne and Lakota were nomadic, often moving their tipis from place to place hunting what animal?
Buffalo
When many miners all lived at one place where gold was rumored to have been found, their camps grew into a small community called a what?
Boomtown
How fast could the Pony Express take a letter from California to Missouri?
10 days
What people group were treated poorly and were forced to move or change their lifestyle because of the railroad?
Native Americans