MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
ELECTION OF 1848 AND THE CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSH
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Sail all the way around Cape Horn
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Sail from the East to Central America and crossing the Isthmus of Panama
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Riding on wagons through the Overland Trail
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Walking through the Overland Trail
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Detailed explanation-1: -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.
Detailed explanation-2: -"Forty-niners” flocked to California during the Gold Rush. Pioneers came to California by land and by sea from other parts of America and the world. The result was new wealth and a dramatically increased and diverse population. Small settlements grew into cities, business boomed, and California became a state in 1850.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Panama Route. The fastest way to get to California from the East was to take a steamer to Panama, cross the narrow isthmus to the Pacific, then take another steamer to San Francisco.
Detailed explanation-4: -Overland Route The greatest number of emigrants that ventured to California during the Gold Rush came overland by foot, wagon, stage, or horseback on the California Trail.