1. What was one of the reasons for moving to the West?
A. escape overcrowding
B. to work in the mines
C. hopes of prosperity
D. fight the Native Americans
2. Which group was forced to work as slaves in Spanish missions?
A. Native Americans
B. African Americans
C. Mexicans
D. Texans
3. What were gold seekers in California known as?
A. gold diggers
B. forty-niners
C. nugget miners
D. seventy-sixers
4. Why did many African Americans move to California?
A. California offered political and social equality
B. They were brought as slaves by their masters
C. They became part of the Native American culture
D. The California Constitution outlawed slavery
5. Which government agency was set up to reduce the number of land claims made by Native Americans?
A. Native Land Office
B. Bureau of Indian Affairs
C. National Tribal Council
D. People's Association
6. Where did the national government advo
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A. concentration camps
B. internment camps
C. reservations
D. hotels
7. What was the name given to mining towns that were abandoned after all the gold was mined from the rivers and streams?
A. ghost towns
B. doomsday towns
C. Tombstone
D. lost towns
8. Which trail extended from Independence, Missouri to the Columbia River in Oregon?
A. the California Trail
B. the Santa Fe Trail
C. the Freedom Trail
D. the Oregon Trail
9. What were the wagons on the Oregon Trail called?
A. schooners
B. trains
C. Walkers
D. Sutters
10. During which time of year did the travelers on the Oregon Trail have to start their journey?
A. summer
B. fall
C. winter
D. spring
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