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Why did fur trappers begin to open up new routes to California?
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to find new areas that had fur animals to trap.
to stage attacks on Spanish presidios.
to create trails for wagon trains to follow.
to gain access to trade with the Philippines.
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Which trailblazer led the first group of Americans overland into California?
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James Beckwourth
James Ohio Pattie
Joseph Reddeford Walker
Jedidiah Strong Smith
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Why did fur trappers begin to open up new routes to California?
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Which trailblazer led the first group of Americans overland into California?
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Before overland routes were established, how did most settlers travel from the United States to California?
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From Fort Laramie, Wyoming, which trail or trails, did settlers have to follow in order to reach California?
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Which trail or trails ended at Los Angeles?
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What group is Virginia Reed describing? “…..children were crying with hunger,
And the mothers were crying because
They had so little to give their children.”
----Virginia Reed
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What idea, popularized in the 1840's, helped build American interest in California?
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Who aided the rebels and helped establish the Bear Flag Republic?
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Why did the Bear Flag Republic last only a short time?
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What happened as a result of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?
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What was the natural barrier that many settlers coming into California had to cross?
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What was the location of the Bear Flag Revolt?
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What was the location of the battle won by Californios?
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What was the capital of Mexican California?
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What were some challenges faced by settlers traveling overland to California?
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What were some challenges faced by settlers traveling overland to California?
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What are some reasons Mexico lost control of California?
