Week 19 - Westward Expansion

From There's Gold in Them Thar Hills!: Who discovered the golden nuggets in this article?

• John Sutter

• James Marshall

• Sam Brannan

From There's Gold in Them Thar Hills!: On what date were the golden nuggets discovered at Sutter's Fort?

• January 23, 1848

• January 24, 1849

• January 23, 1849

• January 24, 1848

From There's Gold in Them Thar Hills!: Who owned a store at Sutter's Fort?

• John Sutter

• James Marshall

• Sam Brannan

From There's Gold in Them Thar Hills!: Around how many people came to California in 1849?

I will not count this question correct if you do not type the number from the article as it appears.

(a)  

From There's Gold in Them Thar Hills!: In what year did California become a state?

• 1848

• 1849

• 1850

• 1851

From There's Gold in Them Thar Hills!: A railroad from the east coast to the west coast of America was completed in ________

• 1850

• 1860

• 1870

• 1880

From There's Gold in Them Thar Hills!: Because of the gold rush, California grew from 500 people in 1847 to (a)   people in 1870.

Make sure to enter the number exactly as it appears in the article.

From Hastings Cutoff, A Wrong Turn for the Donner Party: The Donner Party left ______ in May of 1846.

• Tennessee

• Wisconsin

• Illinois

• Kentucky

From Hastings Cutoff, A Wrong Turn for the Donner Party: Of the 87 members of the party, how many survived to reach California?

• 48

• 58

• 68

• 78