U7F2 11.1/11.4 QUIZ
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- Q1Why did the American fur trade need to move West in the early 1800's?beaver pelts needed for the fashionable high hat were becoming extinct in the Eastthe Spanish did not allowing trapping of animals along the East coastcities became crowded in the East and rats were scaring off fur-bearing animalswaters in the East were freezing which caused a back up of trade30s
- Q2What put an end to fur trading in the 1840’s?the French realized more money could be made teaching others of their fine cuisineprices for beaver pelts fell making gold more profitableall fur-bearing animals became extinctfashions changed and demand for beaver furs fell30s
- Q3What steps did the U.S. government take to ensure the nation’s control over the Pacific Northwest in the early 1800s?created the Second Indian Removal Act removing Native Americans from the Pacific Northwestthe U.S. signed treaties with Russia and Spain to give up land and with Britain to share the landpassed the Northwest Ordinance of 1787created a national army of the Pacific Northwest led by Andrew Jackson that invaded Oregon Country making it part of the US30s
- Q4What motivated early pioneers to head out west?Willamette Valleymild climateall answers are correctrich resources30s
- Q5What made individuals want to travel across blazing deserts and rough mountains of the Sante Fe Trail?high profits traders could get from Mexican traderswarm weather supporting the vacation marketrainy season of the Pacific Northwest made it difficult to set up homesteadsfear of Mormons taking over their lands30s
- Q6What were Mormons hoping to find in the West in the 1830's?fertile landsbeaver peltsprofitable tradereligious freedom30s
- Q7What mistakes did the Donner Party make on their journey to California?took an unproven shortcut, running out of supplies, ill prepareddid not bring enough weapons for the harsh Westattempted to sail around the horn of South America in the wintertook the wrong trail while headed to Sante Fe30s
- Q8What were some of the effects of the California Gold Rush?all answers are correctpopulation boomincrease in immigrationCalifornia becomes eligible for statehood30s
- Q9What role did the transcontinental railroad play in California’s development?allowed California to become an independent country much like Texascause the population to decline dramatically due to many leaving after the gold rushtrading decreased resulting in California's bankruptcyconnected California to the rest of the nation strengthening the economy30s
- Q10Read and interpret the graph in the picture. Which of the following conclusions could be made?after 1850 the population decreased again back to zerothe population of San Francisco remained the same throughout the 1840'sthe population of San Francisco in 1848 was 3 millionthe greatest increase in San Francisco's population came between 1849 and 185030s
- Q11This picture is of a map key from your textbook illustrating the different trails to the West. Which of the following is true?California and Oregon trails were the same distance and timeSante Fe trail was longer that the Mormon trailOregon trail was longer than the California trailOld Spanish trail was the same distance as the trading post trail30s
- Q12Which effects are most likely a result of the first cause listed?Americans travel west to settle new areasall answers are correctNative Americans are forced off their landThe U.S. stretches to the Pacific Ocean30s