After what did the Pony Express stop?
The invention of automobiles
The invention of the telegraph
The invention of the railway
The invention of the cotton gin
*Which one of these things was NOT true of Buffalo Bill? He was a…
The most famous Pony Express rider
Buffalo hunter
U.S. Senator
Famous creator of the Wild West show
Why were young men and orphans preferred for the Pony Express?
They were faster than telegraph machines
They were lightweight and the job was dangerous
They were more liked by the clients
They didn’t complain as much about the pay
To what modern thing can you compare the Pony Express?
Door dash where you could order hard biscuits and raw bacon
Railways like the Polar Express we went on
UPS or USPS, especially around Christmastime
Equestrian Ranches like Spring Valley Farm
In what year did California become a state?
1850
1861
1880
1825
What was the movement of people to California in 1849 called?
Gold Revolution
The California Gold Rush
The Secret of Sutter Mill Springs
The Wild West
How did the pioneers obtain land in the west?
Buying it from real estate agents
Staking a claim & remaining on the land
Drawing a line around it
Buying it from the native Americans
How was gold first discovered in California?
While building a mill, Jim Marshall found gold in the Amer R
Native Americans guided the settlers to it.
A meteorite landed next to the Oregon trail & opened a mine
Pioneers stumbled upon gold nuggets in the mountains.
Because of the pioneers settling out west, what happened to native Americans
They were marched back east and sent on ships to Europe
They were forced off their land
They prospered selling food and tools to the pioneers
They were able to sell land to the pioneers if they wante
How did pioneers travel on the Oregon trail?
In covered wagons pulled by oxen
Walking with backpacks
On a railroad
Riding on horses
Name the trail that began in Independence, Missouri & ended in Astoria (near Portland, Oregon)?
The Oregon Trail
Santa Fe Trail
The Trail of Tears
The Transcontinental Trail
The U.S. got how many square miles of territory from Mexico after annexing Texas?
1,000,000
50,000
500,000
1,000
About 10 years after the Alamo, the US annexed Texas and there was…
The War of 1812
The Mexican-American War of 1846
The Texas Revolution
The Civil War
Who was Stephen Austin?
President of the Republic of Texas
Founder of the English-speaking settlements in Texas
Famous outlaw and cowboy
Owner of the very first dude ranch
Who was Sam Houston?
Leader in Texas Revolution & President of Republic of Texas
Senator and President of the United States
Spy and soldier in the American Civil War
Brigadier General of Mexico & author of several books
What was the Alamo?
A farm
small chapel
A military fortress
A hospital
