People
Who owned the land on which Gold was first discovered in California?
John Sutter
In what river was gold first discovered in California?
American River (south fork)
What year was Gold first discovered in California?
1848
What did miners at the Gold rush often yell in anger when things were not going well?
Ruination!
Who owned California when the Gold Rush began?
The United States
Who first discovered Gold in California?
James W. Marshall
True or False: People came from China, Ireland, and Chile during the gold rush to look for Gold.
True
What year did the Gold Rush BOOM (really start goin') and cause many people from all over the world to move to California?
1849
Name a mining tool that someone could use to find gold.
Washpan
Pickaxe
Horn Spoon
Washboard
Long tom
What was the war called that made California a part of the United States?
The Mexican American War
Which businessman became California’s first millionaire?
Sam Brannan
What is one way people traveled from the East Coast to California during the Gold Rush?
-Over land across mainland US
-Steamer to Panama, over the isthmus, steamer up to CA
-Sidewheel squarerigger around Cape Horn
What were people who moved to California to find Gold called?
‘49ers
How did Sam Brannan earn his fortune in the Gold Rush?
Selling tools to miners
What did Mexico gain from the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo?
$15 Million
Who moved to California for the gold rush to follow her husband, and wrote many letters?
Louise Clappe
True or False: California still had Native American popluations when people arrived for the Gold Rush
True!
What year did California become a state?
1850
True or False: The best way to get rich in the gold rush was to pan for gold and strike it big!
False
What treaty ended the Mexican-American War?
Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo
Who was the californio Mexican military official who helped transition California from Mexican to United States rule during the gold rush?
Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo
Eastern US. 300,000 people total
When was the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo signed?
1848
What word did people in the Gold Rush yell when they found gold?
Eureka!
What did the United States gain from the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?
Alta California (States in modern-day: California, Nevada, and Utah, along with substantial portions of Arizona, Wyoming, Colorado, and New Mexico)