Gold Rush People
What was someone called who came to California to find gold?
A prospector
True or False: The Gold Rush increased California's population
True
A wagon train
What does "stake a claim" mean?
"Staking a claim" means claiming a piece of land to find gold.
True or False: Pretty much everyone who came to CA in search of gold became rich from gold
False
Someone who created a new trail or path to California was called what?
A trailblazer!
True or False: Entrepreneurs made most of the money during the Gold Rush.
True
What was the name of the longest, but safest route from New York to California by sea?
The Cape Horn Route
When someone arrived to California to find some gold, what items did they buy? (list 4)
pan, shovel, tent, and food
Towns near gold mining camps were called?
Boomtowns!
Someone who guided people through the mountains on their journey to California was called what? They were paid money!
A mountain man
What city became extremely populated because of the Gold Rush?
San Francisco
The Panama Route
Who is considered an entrepreneur? What does this word mean?
Prospectors were also referred to as...?
Who was the first person to find gold in California?
How did miners affect California Native Americans?
They forced them off their land
What were some of dangers people encountered on the Cape Horn route?
Seasickness and scurvy
What is a lode?
A deposit of gold or other metal or mineral trapped in rock.
When all of the gold was found in an area, and people moved out of the boomtown, what did the boomtown become?
A ghost town!
Who was a young teacher who was the first to lead a group of prospectors in a wagon train?
John Bidwell
How did hydraulic mining damage the environment?
By turning mountainsides into stones, sand, and mud. This destroyed the habitats of animals. The stones, sand, and mud was also carried into valleys by melting snow. They clogged the rivers and streams. This affected the farmers ability to grow crops. Fish in the rivers died.
What route to California was the most expensive?
The Cape Horn Route
What type of mining impacted the environment negatively, and used water?
Hydraulic Mining
Name two companies that are still around today that started during the Gold Rush
Ghirardelli chocolate and Levi Jeans. Wells Fargo, too!