Reread these two excerpts from "The Pony Express" Chapter 1 and answer the question that follows: The Pacific Coast was of the deepest concern to the Union. Situated at a distance of nearly two thousand miles from the Missouri River which was
then the nation's western frontier, this intervening space comprised trackless plains, almost impenetrable ranges of snow-capped mountains, and
parched alkali deserts.
and
California, even then, was the jewel of the Pacific. Having a considerable population, great natural wealth, and unsurpassed climate and fertility, she
was jealously desired by both the North and the South.
These two excerpts focus mainly on (5 points)
O the physical characteristics of California
O the North's plans to defeat the South in California
O the reasons why California was ignored by the North and the South
O the effects of war on the resources in California