Americans from the east coast used all of these routes to reach California during the Gold Rush except
a. sea route from the Atlantic Coast, southward around South America, and then north along the Pacific coast to San Francisco.
b. sea route from New York to Panama, crossing the isthmus by small boat, over the mountains by mule, and then by ship north along the Pacific coast.
c. overland along one of the established trails across the Great Plains, deserts, and usually, across the Sierra Nevadas.
d. overland by train, on the newly completed transcontinental railroad, from Missouri to Sacramento.
d
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Which of the following is a correct statement about the ecologies among native tribes?
A. Deer were their livestock. B. Swordfish were the primary prey of hunting and fishing parties. C. Wheat was the most common crop. D. Some of the tribes inhabited permanent settlements.
It can be said of medieval Indian culture that
A. the south lacked any temple architecture. B. the temples of India are among that civilization's most important artistic contributions. C. India produced no literature of note. D. written literature only came with the arrival of Islam. E. there was never any religious influences in either its art or literature.
What generalization can be made about the Native American tribes who lived in the TransMississippi West?
A) Geographic isolation resulted in a lack of contact with Euro-American groups until the early nineteenth century. B) Most tribes were migratory and traveled through different geographic regions. C) Geography divided them into diverse culture groups who adapted to different natural environments. D) Most tribes had been forcibly relocated to this region by the American government.
Which of the following forms of transportation predominated before the 1820s and 1830s?
A) national road systems B) canal systems C) steamboats D) flatboats E) railroads