Gold Rush
This precious metal was discovered at Sutter’s Mill in 1848, sparking a massive migration to California.
What is gold?
These two companies built railroads across the country to go safer from east to west.
What were the Union Pacific and Central Pacific companies?
This U.S. law, passed in 1830, forced Native American tribes to relocate west of the Mississippi River.
This person bought the Louissiana Territory.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
This treaty, signed in 1848, ended the Mexican-American War and ceded vast territories to the United States.
What is Guadalupe Hidalgoo?
The nickname was given to the fortune seekers who went to California in 1849.
Who were the 49ers?
The Transcontinental railroads killed a lot of these animals that the Native Americans used to eat.
What were Bison?
This tragic event in 1890 marked the last major conflict between Native Americans and the U.S. Army, resulting in the massacre of over 250 Lakota people.
What is the Wounded Knee Masacare?
The Louisiana Purchase was bought from this country.
What is France?
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This U.S. president, known for his belief in Manifest Destiny, led the nation during the Mexican-American War.
Who is James K. Polk?
This city grew from a small village to a major hub during the Gold Rush and is now one of California’s largest cities.
What is San Fransico?
This person signed the Pacific Railway Act, authorizing the construction of the Transcontinental Railroad.
Who was Abraham Lincoln?
The U.S. government created these designated areas of land where Native American tribes were forced to live, often under harsh conditions.
What are reeservations?
The United States paid this amount for the Louisiana Territory.
What is 15 million?
The annexation of this U.S. state in 1845 was a major factor leading to the Mexican-American War.
What is Texas?
Early miners widely used this method of extracting gold using water and pans before advanced mining techniques.
What is panning?
This is the year that the Transcontinental Railroads were completed.
When was 1869?
This Lakota leader and warrior helped defeat General George Custer at the Battle of Little Bighorn in 1876.
Who is Sitting Bull?
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This French leader sold the Louisiana Territory to the U.S.
Who is Napoleon Bonaparte?
The Mexican-American War began in 1846 and ended in this year.
What is the war of 1848?
This business-savvy entrepreneur made a fortune selling durable denim pants to miners during the Gold Rush.
Who was Levi Strauss?
This was the place where the two railroads met to complete the Transcontinental Railroads.
What was Promontory Summit, Utah?
The U.S. government attempted to assimilate Native Americans into American culture through this 1887 law, which divided tribal lands into individual plots.
What is the Dawes Act?
The Louisiana Purchase doubled the size of the U.S. and added parts of many future states.
What is 15 states?
This future Confederate general gained valuable experience during the war and famously captured Mexico City in 1847.
Who is Robert E. Lee?