What do you call one of the first settlers of a part of a country?
A pioneer
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WHEN was gold discovered?
1848
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What did Louise Clapp's letters describe?
They described life around the mines.
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What was the Bear Flag Revolt?
It was the revolt by the Bears in Sonoma that gave them control of Sonoma and led to the start of the Mexican-American War.
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Why did Russian settlers come to California in the early 1800s?
To hunt sea otter
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Why did American settlers migrate west in the early 1800s?
To find land so they could farm, to sell supplies to other settlers, to explore the western regions, and/or to try something new and different
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WHO OWNED THE LAND that gold was discovered on?
John Sutter
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Who was Biddy Mason
She was a slave who became free and successful in California.
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What happened to California after the Mexican-American War?
California became part of the United States.
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Why did many Mexicans move to California in the 1800s?
They wanted farmland
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Why did most American settlers choose to take the direct land route to get to California?
The trip was shorter than sailing to California.
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WHERE was gold discovered?
Where they were building a mill in Coloma, next to the American River
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What did Biddy Mason petition for?
Her freedom
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What did Pio Pico become?
He became the Mexican governor of California.
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What did John Sutter do at his fort?
He sold supplies to people passing through the area
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What did John Fremont do?
He traveled around California and nearby areas making maps for the U.S. government and wrote reports that made Americans in the East interested in coming to the West.
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Name one effect of the Gold Rush
Boomtowns developed, thousands of people moved to California, entrepreneurs created many new businesses, some people got rich, etc.
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What did Helen Hunt Jackson do?
She wrote about the harsh and unfair treatment of the Native Americans.
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Who was John Bidwell?
He was one of the first American settlers to arrive in Cailfornia.
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Where exactly was Sutter's Fort located?
It was located where the Sacramento and American Rivers meet
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Where did ships with people from the East Coast of the United States sail to get to California?
Most ships had to sail around Cape Horn at the tip of South America
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How did the Gold Rush affect Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo’s power?
Vallejo lost some of his political power.
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What happened because of Mary Tape's efforts?
She fought for Asian American rights, and a school was created for Asian students.
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Whom did Californians elect when California became a state?
They elected their first American governor and representatives to send to Congress.