Grade 4: History_MoveWest_Ch5

Question 1

Why did fur trappers move west?

Answer 1

Lesson 1: trappers were looking for new places to trap beavers and other animals, because there was a high demand for beaver furs. The supply of fur was low and people willing to pay alot for them.

Question 2

Who are Trailblazers

Answer 2

Lesson 1: Trailblazers are people who make a new path for others to follow

Question 3

Who was the first American Trailblazer to enter California

Answer 3

Lesson 1: Jedediah Strong Smith

Question 4

How did most people get to California before overland routes

Answer 4

Lesson 1: by ships

Question 5

What is an immigrant

Answer 5

Lesson 2: immigrants are someone who comes from one country to live in another

Question 6

What is a pioneer

Answer 6

Lesson 2: pioneer is one of the first people to settle in a new land

Question 7

What were some of the challenges settlers faced when traveling overland to California

Answer 7

Lesson 2: crossing high mountains, snow storms during winter travel, and rough terrain

Question 8

Who were the Bartleson-Bidwell and Donner parties

Answer 8

Lesson 2: Bartleson-Bidwell expedition was one of the first groups to make the overland trip to California using the Oregon Trail.

Donner party was a larger group that used Hasting’s new route that took a month longer to travel and half the party survived the winter.

Question 9

What does the term “Manifest Destiny” mean

Answer 9

Lesson 3: an idea that United States should expand to reach from Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean

Question 10

Why did Americans want California

Answer 10

Lesson 3: so that citizens would have more places to live and work, because the trade was rapidly growing there. Also control the ports along the Pacific Coast

Question 11

Why did Mexico lose control of California

Answer 11

Lesson 3: Mexican government and economy in California were weak.

Rancho owners had more power by owning more land and some did not support Mexico.

There were fewer Mexican soldiers keeping order in California.

could not stop American settlers from moving to California.

Question 12

Who is John C. Fremont and what is he known for

Answer 12

Lesson 3: John C. Fremont was a mapmaker and explorer of the Oregon Trail and Old Spanish Trail. He later wrote a book about California that became very popular.

Question 13

What is the significance of the Bear Flag Revolt and where did it occur

Answer 13

Lesson 3: Bear Flag Revolt was when a group of 30 American settlers, named Osos (means ‘bear’), marched to Sonoma to take control of California away from Mexico. Rebels declared California a free republic (where people elect the government leaders). Rebels took over Sonoma and announced California Republic.

California State Flag was based on The Bear Flag where there’s a bear, a lone star, red stripe and words “California Republic”

Question 14

What ended the Bear Flag Republic

Answer 14

Lesson 3: The arrival of American troops in California quickly brought an end to the California Republic

Question 15

What significant event occurred at Dominguez Rancho

Answer 15

Lesson 4: Californios rebelled against US Soldiers, Gillespie’s & Stockton’s soldiers marched back to Los Angeles to fight against Californios at Dominguez Rancho. The Californios won the fight.

Question 16

What were the terms of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

Answer 16

Lesson 4: Mexico agreed to give up California, Utah, Nevada and parts of New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado and Wyoming. United States paid Mexico $15 Million.

Also made Californios citizens of United States and allowed them to keep their land before the war.

Question 17

Fact is what..

Answer 17

a statement that can be checked and proved to be true. Fact may contain dates & numbers that can be checked in a reference book

Question 18

Opinion is what…

Answer 18

a statement that tells what a person thinks or believes. Opinion is a statement that cannot be proven. Opinion usually has adjectives like best, worst, and greatest. Also, if it contains word like “I think”, “I believe”, or “In my opinion”

Question 19

Opinion or Fact: In 1834, Joseph Reddford Walker became the first American to cross Sierra Nevada from the east

Answer 19

Fact because there’s a Year you can look up

Question 20

Opinion or Fact: the Old Spanish Trail was the best route into California

Answer 20

Opinion because best route cannot be proven

Question 21

Opinion or Fact: Governor Encheandia should have let Smith explore California

Answer 21

Opinion because “should have” cannot be proven

Question 22

In the 1820s, the demand for beaver fur was high, but the supply of it was low

Answer 22

Fact because there’s a Year you can look up

Question 23

Fiction is what….

Answer 23

Fiction is something that is made up writing. Writers would add words that people did not say.