Gold Rush 1
Who was John Sutter?
John Sutter owned the sawmill where gold was first found.
Who were the 49ers?
The 49ers were the miners who migrated to California to find gold in 1849.
What happened in 1848?
The Gold Rush started.
Where is California?
California is on the West coast of the US.
What animal is on the California flag?
There is a bear on the Californian flag.
Cite two big cities found in California.
In California, the biggest cities are Sacramento, Los Angeles, and San Francisco.
What were the dangers on the Gold Rush routes?
Sickness, bad weather, accidents, shortage of food, death...
What's the English for "un voyage"?
A journey.
What did the miners use to sleep comfortably?
A tent and blankets.
Is California the 31st, 32nd, or 33rd state of the US?
California is the 31st state of the US.
Who was James Marshall?
James Marshall was the first man to find gold in California.
Give two tools that the miners used to find gold.
Some tools used to find gold were: a shovel, a pickaxe, a knife, a pan, a bucket...
Who made the most money during the Gold Rush?
The merchants made most of the money by selling equipment.
What is the American River?
This is the river where gold was first discovered.
Cite one wild animal found in California.
In California you can find bears, eagles, sea lions, sea turtles, blue whales and more!
What is the capital of California?
California's capital is Sacramento.
What is a boomtown?
A boomtown is a town with a quickly growing population.
What is a ghost town?
A ghost town is an empty town.
What was John Sutter's sawmill?
This is the place where the Gold Rush started.
How did the miners migrate to California? (2 ways)
On land (through the California trail) or on boat.
Where did the miners migrate from during the Gold Rush? (one example)
They migrated from Mexico, South America, China, Europe, East of the US...
How do you call a big fragment of gold?
It is called a gold nugget.
Give another name for the 49ers.
The 49ers were also called gold hunters and the Argonauts.
How many inhabitants were in San Francisco in 1848?
In 1848, there were only a thousand inhabitants in San Fe.
How many inhabitants were in San Francisco in 1849?
In 1849, there were twenty thousand inhabitants in San Fe.