california gold rush Flashcards
trail discipline was difficult to enforce and the pioneer’s life was ruled by the need for ___________.
food
companionship
money
water
the man who returned to san francisco to announce that gold was found in the american river was ____________.
james marshall
santa anna
john suttler
sam brannan
california’s population increased from 20,000 to what in 1849?
100,000
35,000
60,000
20,000
the gold rush really got started once president _________
announced that gold had been found in california.
van buren
tyler
polk
mckinley
by the mid-1850s independent miners were being replaced by large corporations. true or false?
the greatest enemy for the pioneer was indians. true or false?
the gadsden purchase cost the united states $10 million and the land was brought from _________.
mexico
france
england
canada
what ensured a direct line across the american territory for the southern railroad to the pacific?
gadsden purchase
annexation of texas
louisiana purchase
mexican cession
