The Early Settlers 0.0 / 5 ? HistoryThe American West 1840-1895GCSEAQA Created by: JCSLCreated on: 29-05-16 15:10 When were fur hats in fashion in New York and Paris? 1820s and 1840s 1 of 18 For how many year did Mountain Men meet once a year and what was this called? 1825 until 1840, Rendezvous 2 of 18 How many bears would Mountain Men see and where? 50-60 in the Rockies 3 of 18 Which Indian tribes were dangerous enemies to the Mountain Men? The Blackfoot Tribe 4 of 18 When was the economic depression in the US and by how much were wages cut? 1837, wages cut by 40% 5 of 18 How long was the journey to California? 3800km from April to November 6 of 18 Where could wagons get stuck in mud? In the muddy Platte through Nebraska 7 of 18 Where were water holes tainted? In Sioux Territory 8 of 18 Who long was the desert after the Rockies? 80km, oxen could die 9 of 18 When was the Donner Party? 1846, turned to cannibalism 10 of 18 Where was gold discovered and when? Sierra foothills in January 1848 11 of 18 What fraction of able bodied men from where joined the Gold Rush? 2/3 of able bodied men in Oregon 12 of 18 How much did newspapers claim Gold Rushers were making a day? $1,000 a day 13 of 18 How many people died from what on the journey to California for the Gold Rush? 5,000 died from mainly Cholera 14 of 18 How much did most people earn a day in the Gold Rush? $3 a day 15 of 18 How much did the Gold Rush yield in 1849? $10 million 16 of 18 How many saloons were where in what year? 527 saloons in San Francisco in 1853 17 of 18 How many freed slaves went to join the Gold Rush? 2,000, forced to leave when Texas slave owners arrived 18 of 18
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