Early Settlers

Who explored much of the Southwest by age 26?

• Jedidiah Smith

• James Beckworth

• John Frémont

• Kit Carson

Who drew detailed maps of America?

• Jedidiah Smith

• James Beckworth

• John Frémont

• Kit Carson

Who was the first explorer to travel overland to California?

• Jedidiah Smith

• James Beckworth

• John Frémont

• Kit Carson

Who discovered a pass in the Sierra Nevadas?

• Jedidiah Smith

• James Beckworth

• John Frémont

• Kit Carson

Only single men traveled across the continent to California

• True

• False

John Sutter encouraged immigrants to settle in his area. Why did this upset the Mexican government?

• Sutter gave away Californio land.

• American Indian tribes complained.

• There was not enough land for everyone.

• Many settlers did not follow Mexican laws

Immigrants from _________ settled much of the Pacific Northwest.

• France

• Mexico

• Russia

• Spain

Fort Ross was south of San Francisco.

• True

• False

What pull factor did Mexican California have for immigrants in the early 1800s?

• easy travel

• the Gold Rush

• available land

• religious freedom

What belief did O’Sullivan’s words create?

• Manifest Destiny

• Divinity of Nature

• Secular Humanism

• Freedom of Choice