Migration to CA Lesson
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4th Grade
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Jeannette Martinez
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9 Slides • 19 Questions
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Essential Question
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Learning Goal:
I will learn that people traveled from around the world to move to California.
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Learning Goal:
I will learn about the challenges the people faced walking or traveling by wagon to California.
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Match
Match each of the following disadvantages faced by those heading west with the corresponding explanation:
Wagons
Crossing mountains and rivers
Water and weather
Illness and injury
Limited space and no repair shops
No bridges and muddy riverbanks
Shortages leading to dehydration
Infections and lack of medical care
Limited space and no repair shops
No bridges and muddy riverbanks
Shortages leading to dehydration
Infections and lack of medical care
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Multiple Choice
What is the most a group could travel in one day?
8 miles
12 miles
16 miles
20 miles
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Multiple Choice
How did the westward travelers get water?
by waiting for rainstorms
by staying close to rivers
by carrying water in the wagons
by buying it from American Indians
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Multiple Choice
What was popular pastime on the trail?
beekeeping
quilting bees
spelling bees
bee collecting
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Learning Goal:
I will learn about the various ways that people traveled to California during the Gold Rush.
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Multiple Choice
How many miles was the trek to California from the East Coast?
400
2,000
2,900
3,100
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Multiple Choice
What was a handcart train?
a group of families traveling together
a religious group of marching soldiers
foreign immigrants moving to California
a train that carried handcarts westward
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Multiple Choice
Which trail was NOT named for a destination?
the Oregon Trail
the Mormon Trail
the Santa Fe Trail
the California Trail
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Learning Goal:
I will learn about life on the sea to get to California.
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Multiple Choice
What did sailors usually eat on a voyage?
cheese
fruit
hardtrack
potatoes
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Multiple Choice
Who was given a cabin?
every passenger
experienced sailors
wealthy passengers
women and children
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Multiple Choice
Why were shutters closed over the windows?
to make it dark
to protect the glass
to keep out the water
to imprison passengers
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Learning Goal:
I will learn about the different tools pioneers used to help them travel to California.
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Multiple Choice
Why did many families use handcarts instead of wagons?
Handcarts were faster.
Wagons were more expensive.
Handcarts carried more goods.
Wagons did not require animals.
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Multiple Choice
What would happen if a group was too slow?
The wagon wheels would wear down.
The land in CA would be taken.
Bison migrations would block their way.
They would be caught in winter weather.
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Multiple Choice
What is a tool used by ship captains?
compass
level
protactor
square
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Learning Goal:
I will learn about the hardships of life in a mining camp.
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Multiple Choice
Who enforced the laws in mining camps?
judge
military
miners
sheriff
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Lesson Goal:
I will learn that the Gold Rush changed California.
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Multiple Choice
What was a chemical used in mining?
borax
fluorine
mercury
potassium
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Multiple Choice
What city used to be named Yerba Buena?
Monterrey
Los Angeles
Sacramento
San Francisco
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Multiple Choice
When did the Transcontinental Railroad reach CA?
1848
1852
1869
1873
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Multiple Choice
What did boarding houses offer?
canned goods
a bed and a meal
flour and fresh meat
a place to sell their gold
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Multiple Choice
What was cheap and easy to cook in camps?
beef steaks
boiled chicken
eggs and bacon
sourdough bread
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