Who was fighting against who in the Battle of the Alamo in 1836?
Mexico vs. Great Britain
Mexico vs. Spain
Texas vs. the United States
Mexico vs. Texas
After what did the Pony Express stop?
The invention of the telegraph
The invention of the railway
The invention of automobiles
The invention of the cotton gin
True or False: Texas was never under the control of Mexico
False
Because of the pioneers settling out west, what happened to native Americans
They were marched back east and sent on ships to Europe
They prospered selling food and tools to the pioneers
They were able to sell land to the pioneers if they wante
They were forced off their land
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
Name the trail that began in Independence, Missouri & ended in Astoria (near Portland, Oregon)?
The Trail of Tears
The Oregon Trail
Santa Fe Trail
The Transcontinental Trail
How did the pioneers obtain land in the west?
Buying it from real estate agents
Drawing a line around it
Buying it from the native Americans
Staking a claim & remaining on the land
The U.S. got how many square miles of territory from Mexico after annexing Texas?
1,000
1,000,000
500,000
50,000
About 10 years after the Alamo, the US annexed Texas and there was…
The Civil War
The Mexican-American War of 1846
The Texas Revolution
The War of 1812
What was the Alamo?
A military fortress
A farm
small chapel
A hospital
Why were young men and orphans preferred for the Pony Express?
They were more liked by the clients
They were lightweight and the job was dangerous
They were faster than telegraph machines
They didn’t complain as much about the pay
Who was Sam Houston?
Leader in Texas Revolution & President of Republic of Texas
Senator and President of the United States
Brigadier General of Mexico & author of several books
Spy and soldier in the American Civil War
How was gold first discovered in California?
Pioneers stumbled upon gold nuggets in the mountains.
A meteorite landed next to the Oregon trail & opened a mine
Native Americans guided the settlers to it.
While building a mill, Jim Marshall found gold in the Amer R
How did pioneers travel on the Oregon trail?
Riding on horses
On a railroad
In covered wagons pulled by oxen
Walking with backpacks
Who was Stephen Austin?
Founder of the English-speaking settlements in Texas
Famous outlaw and cowboy
Owner of the very first dude ranch
President of the Republic of Texas
In what year did California become a state?
1861
1850
1825
1880
*Which one of these things was NOT true of Buffalo Bill? He was a…
U.S. Senator
Famous creator of the Wild West show
The most famous Pony Express rider
Buffalo hunter
What was the movement of people to California in 1849 called?
Gold Revolution
The Secret of Sutter Mill Springs
The California Gold Rush
The Wild West