Ch 6.3 Trappers and Settlers

Question 1

pelts

Answer 1

fur covered hide of an animal

Question 2

trappers

Answer 2

someone who traps animals for their fur

Question 3

mountain men

Answer 3

trappers who lived in the Rocky Mountains

Question 4

trailblazer

Answer 4

a person who leads the way for others

Question 5

pioneers

Answer 5

new settlers who came from Eastern states

Question 6

wagon trains

Answer 6

traveling in groups of wagons

Question 7

What mistake did the Donner party make?

Answer 7

They tried to take a shortcut and ended up trapped in a mountain pass in a snowstorm. 40 members died of cold and hunger.

Question 8

Manifest Destiny

Answer 8

people felt that the vast area between the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean called the United States belong to the Americans.

Question 9

republic

Answer 9

a government in which the people choose their own leaders

Question 10

treaty

Answer 10

an agreement to make peace

Question 11

Why did Russian and American hunters come to California?

Answer 11

hunting sea otters, seals, and beavers for their pelts

Question 12

What hardships did pioneers face?

Answer 12

Each family had to bring everything it needed for its new life out west and it all had to fit in a wagon, therefore many pioneers walked most of the way arriving weak and hungry.

Question 13

How did fur trappers make it possible for pioneers to travel to California?

Answer 13

As the mountain men hunted beavers in mountain streams, they became the explorers of the Far West.

Question 14

Why did Russians build Fort Ross?

Answer 14

It was the Russians’ base for hunting sea otters and seals.

Question 15

What was the result of Jedediah Strong Smith’s decision to go to California in search of beaver pelts?

Answer 15

The result they were the first people to land.

Question 16

Compare and contrast Jedediah Smith & Johann Sutter

Answer 16

Compare: both were trailblazers
Contrast: Sutter stayed and founded a fort in Sacramento. Smith was thought to be a spy and was ordered to leave California.

Question 17

Why were the pioneers willing to give up their old lives to move to California?

Answer 17

They heard about California’s fertile land and wonderful climate.

Question 18

What was the result of Jedediah Smith’s decision to go to California in search of beaver pelts?

Answer 18

He was exiled from California.

Question 19

What was James Beckwourth known for?

Answer 19

He discovered an important pass through the Sierra Nevada.

Question 20

map scale

Answer 20

uses a unit of measure, such as an inch, to represent a real distance on earth.

Question 21

small-scale map

Answer 21

covers a large area but cannot include many details

Question 22

large-scale map

Answer 22

shows many details of a smaller area

Question 23

Who was John Fremont?

Answer 23

a young explorer and mapmaker in the US Army.

Question 24

What happened when John Fremont arrived in California with 60 armed men?

Answer 24

He was ordered to leave California by Mexican Army officer Jose Castro.

Question 25

Why did no one in California know that the United States and Mexico were at war?

Answer 25

news traveled slowly.

Question 26

What made California such a valuable addition to the United States?

Answer 26

the climate, fertile soil and long coastline; but more importantly gold was found in the Sierra Nevada 9 days before signing the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

Question 27

How much of its territory did Mexico hand over to the United States in the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?

Answer 27

more than 1 million square miles, nearly half of its territory

Question 28

How did Bernarda Ruiz solve the problem of continued fighting between Californios and Americans in Calif?

Answer 28

She set up a meeting between Fremont and Pico at the Cahuenga Pass and the two men signed a treaty to make peace.

Question 29

How did the Mexican War change the boundaries of the United States?

Answer 29

The U.S. gained Calif, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado and Wyoming allowing the US to stretch from the Atlantic coast to the Pacific.

Question 30

Did the Mexican Ware begin before or after James Polk became President?

Answer 30

before

Question 31

How long did the war between Mexico and the US last?

Answer 31

40 years

Question 32

A _____ map could help you learn more about the San Pedro rancho of Los Angeles.

Answer 32

large scale

Question 33

How did Jose Carillo and his soldiers fool the US troops during the Mexican war?

Answer 33

They rode their horses back and forth across the dusty hills churning up dust that made it hard to see and dragging a single cannon to different place to fire. It made the impression that the US troops were fighting a large force.

Question 34

How did the war between Mexico and the US end in Calif?

Answer 34

It ended with the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo where Mexico gave nearly half of its territory to the US.

Question 35

Why do you think the rebels decided to put Vallejo in prison during the Bear Flag Revolt?

Answer 35

because they declared Calif to be a republic where they can choose their own leader.