MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
ELECTION OF 1848 AND THE CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSH
|
Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
|
|
|
Overland (wagon)
|
|
|
Sea-around Cape Horn
|
|
|
Sea/ Land-Across the Isthmus of Panama
|
|
|
All of the Above
|
Detailed explanation-1: -The three main routes used by American gold seekers were the Oregon-California Trail, the Cape Horn route, and the Panama shortcut.
Detailed explanation-2: -Of the approximately 300, 000 people who came to California during the Gold Rush, about half arrived by sea and half came overland on the California Trail and the Gila River trail; forty-niners often faced substantial hardships on the trip.
Detailed explanation-3: -The quickest route was to travel by ship to Central America and then cross the Isthmus of Panama, where travelers were exposed to diseases like malaria, yellow fever, and cholera. From Panama City on the Pacific coast, travelers would have to find a ship to take them north to California.
Detailed explanation-4: -Still, the Cape Horn route was probably the safest of all the routes to the gold fields. Thousands of men made the trip successfully. But even after their 15, 000 mile journey, forty-niners arrived in California with no guarantee of success.