gold
in what year was gold discovered at sutter's mill?
1848
how long did it take to build towns and small cities?
almost overnight
who were there not a lot of in the mining camps?
women
who was the founder of the mormon church?
joseph smith.
when did the mormon migration begin?
1846
what percent of americans were the 49ers?
80%
cities did what during the gold rush?
flourished
men spent there free time doing what?
drinking,gambling,and fighting
what book did smith publish?
the book of mormon
the mormons staked a claim on what kind of land?
dry and wild land
how did the people travel to go mine gold?
by sea,oregon trail,or the santa fe trail.
san francisco became what?
a boomtown
mining towns had NO what?
police or prison's
smith hoped to what?
use his visions to build an ideal society
mormons made the desert do what?
flourish
who were the 49ers?
fortune seeker who came to mine gold in california
what is a boomtown?
a fast growing community
what are vigilantes?
a person who acts like a police or judge with no legal authority
what did smith also practice?
polygamy - the ability to have more than 1 wife.
mormon merchants sold supplies to who?
the 49ers
who were the first large group of asian immigrants to settle in america?
the chinese
what did levi strauss do that made him rich?
sold miners sturdy pants that were made of denim.
what did vigilantes take into there own hands?
the law
after smith was shot who became leader of the mormons?
brigham young
in 1857 and 1858 what almost broke out between the mormons and the us army?
war