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What year is the San Francisco NFL team named after?
1849
What was the name of the River where gold was first found?
The American River
Who was the first man to find gold in California?
James W. Marshall
What were the three ways people traveled to the Gold Rush?
Sailing around the tip of South America, Steamship to Panama and another steamship to California, Oregon Trail
How much could a single egg cost in 1851?
$3
What year did the Gold Rush start?
1848
Name two boom towns in California
San Francisco and Sacramento
Who was California's first millionare?
Sam Brannan
Where did the Oregon Trail start?
Independence, Missouri
What was the dangerous illness that was caused by lack of eating vitamin C?
Scurvy
What was the exact date that gold was found at Sutter's Mill?
January 24, 1848
During the gold rush, who invented the first pair of jeans?
Levi Strauss
Approx how long was the Oregon Trail?
2,000 miles
How much did the heaviest gold nugget ever found, weigh?
195 pounds
What was the exact date that President James Polk announced to Congress that gold had been found?
December 5, 1848
Name one of the mining camps in California
What did they call people searching for gold?
Prospectors
Name 3 Forts along the Oregon Trail
Ft. Kearney, Ft. Laramie, Ft. Bridger
What type of transportation came about because of the Gold Rush?
Transcontinental Railroad
What date did California become the 31st state?
September 9, 1850
How many states did Wells and Fargo mail services connect?
24 states
From what other country, aside from the US, did most people going to the Gold Rush come from?
China
Name the place that was considered the halfway point along the Oregon Trail boasting a large geogological formation
Indenpendence Rock
What did pioneers call dirt with bits of gold in it?
Pay Dirt