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Expanding West
Section 4
TRUE/FALSE Mark each statement T if it is true or F if it is false. If
false, explain why.
______ 1. The gold rush transformed California’s economy and population almost
overnight.
______ 2. Biddy Mason was a foreign immigrant who came during the gold rush
and became one of the wealthiest landowners in California.
______ 3. The only people who profited from the gold rush were miners.
______ 4. Gold was discovered in California in 1848 at the Snake River.
______ 5. The discovery of gold in California attracted only American settlers.
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Expanding West
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f, mountain men
e, Mormon Trail
c, John Jacob Astor
g, Oregon Country
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k, Santa Fe Trail
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b, fur
a, Astoria
j, Salt Lake City
SECTION 2
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F; The Texas Revolution began in October
1835 when the Mexican army tried to
remove a cannon from the town of
Gonzales, Texas.
The New Republic
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Mexican Cession
James K. Polk
Rio Grande
Guadalupe Hidalgo
Mexico City
slave
Oregon
Californios
Manifest Destiny
Bear Flag Revolt
SECTION 4
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2. F; she was a freed slave
3. F; those who supplied the miners profited
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4. F; at Sutter’s Mill
5. F; attracted settlers from around the world
CHAPTER TEST
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