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Give one example of a Boom Town that is still a famous city today.
San Francisco, California.
List one reason why pioneers wanted to explore the frontier...
1.) Religious freedom. 2.) To build new homes and farms. 3.) To find gold.
This famous trail used by pioneers started in Missouri and ended in Oregon
The Oregon Trail
After all of the gold was found in an area, many towns in California were abandoned and left to fall apart. These towns were called...
Ghost Towns
Many towns were quickly built in California near rivers and other areas where gold was found. These towns were called...
Boom Towns
Many 49ers would sit in creeks using metal pans to sift through the dirt to find gold. This was called...
Panning.
What is the name we give to all of the unexplored land to the west of the Thirteen Colonies after the American Revolution?
The Frontier.
I was one of the Founding Fathers, the third president, and bought land from France in the Louisiana Purchase
Thomas Jefferson
Many pioneers traveled to California to find gold in the year 1849, what is the name we give this event?
The California Gold Rush
What do we call the group of people who traveled to California in the year 1849 to find gold?
49ers.
Before cars existed, many pioneers traveled the frontier on these.
Covered wagons
This state, highlighted in blue, was the last stop on a famous trail for pioneers going west.
Oregon
This was the purchase of over 828,000 square miles of frontier land between France and the United States
The Louisiana Purchase
This is what we call people who explored the American frontier.
The pioneers
I was the Emperor of France that worked with Thomas Jefferson on the Louisiana Purchase
Napoleon
This state, highlighted in red, is where many pioneers traveled to find gold.
California