What was the big reason tens of thousands of people moved to California in 1849?
How were Native Americans affected by migration to California?
What did Americans who supported Manifest Destiny believe was sure to happen? What were the reasons that they believed this?
Why did Americans feel that the Mexican Cession and Gadsden Purchase fulfilled the goals of Manifest Destiny?
Why did California ask to become a state? Why did this request stir controversy?
How did the experience of the Native Americans during the Gold Rush compare to that of the Chinese immigrants?
complete all questions with a short one sentence answer
1) The big reason tens of thousands of people moved to California in 1849 was the California Gold Rush.
2) Native Americans were greatly affected by migration to California, facing violence, displacement, and loss of land.
3) Americans who supported Manifest Destiny believed that the United States was destined to expand across the continent due to divine providence and superior civilization.
4) Americans felt that the Mexican Cession and Gadsden Purchase fulfilled the goals of Manifest Destiny because they expanded U.S. territory and provided access to valuable resources and trade routes.
5) California asked to become a state due to its growing population and economic importance, which stirred controversy because it upset the balance between free and slave states.
6) The experience of Native Americans during the Gold Rush was characterized by violence and displacement, while Chinese immigrants faced discrimination and exploitation.
shorter answes
1) The California Gold Rush.
2) Displacement and violence.
3) Expansion across the continent due to divine providence and superiority.
4) It expanded territory and provided resources.
5) Growing population and economic importance; upset balance between free and slave states.
6) Violence and displacement for Native Americans; discrimination and exploitation for Chinese immigrants.
shorter answers please
1) Gold Rush.
2) Displacement, violence.
3) Divine providence, superiority.
4) Territory, resources.
5) Population, upset balance.
6) Violence, discrimination.