Question 1
Which of the following was a route from the American East to California that involved both ocean travel and overland transportation?
A) around South America
B) across the Arctic Ocean and down the Pacific Coast
C) to the Caribbean, across Panama, and up the Pacific Coast
D) across the Great Plains, the Rocky Mountains, the Great Basin, and the Sierra Nevada mountains
Question 2
According to the introductory video in section 12.5, who made the discovery that triggered the California gold rush?
A) James Marshall
B) John Sutter
C) Henry Clay
D) Winfield Scott
Question 3
Who led the American forces from Texas to northern Mexico?
A) Ulysses Grant
B) John Tyler
C) Winfield Scott
D) Zachary Taylor