California
A Swiss immigrant, who was given permission to start a colony in California in 1839.
John Sutter
This man discovered Gold in a nearby river, while working near Sutter's Mill.
James Marshall
True or False: All of the men who came to California to mine for gold were professional miners.
False
Between 1848 and 1853 about 24,000 ___________________ immigrants moved to California.
Chinese
This party of people traveling west got lost trying to find a short cut to California and many starved to death before a rescue party found them in 1847.
The Donner Party
James Marshall and this man decided to keep their gold discovery a secret.
John Sutter
This word means to search for gold.
Prospect
In 1852 California placed a high _________ on all foreign miners.
Tax
Before the Mexican American War, California's population consisted mostly of these people.
Mexicans and Native Americans
This president confirmed the gold strike in California during his farewell message to Congress in 1848.
James K. Polk
The first people to arrive at a site in California to mine for gold would have to "___________________________________." This let others know that the land was already spoken for.
"Stake a Claim"
The legal system in California favored this group of people over immigrants, so immigrants were forced to endure many hardships because of this.
Americans
What trail did people start on if they were traveling to California?
The Oregon Trail
How many gold seekers came to California in 1849?
80,000
This kind of miner used pans or other devices to wash gold nuggets out of loose rock and gravel.
Placer Miners
In 1850, California became the ____________________ state.
Thirty-first
The discovery of this led to a population boom in California in 1849.
Gold
Gold Seeking migrants who rushed to California to strike it rich became known by this name.
Forty-niners
To reach gold buried deep in the hills, it took a lot of resources and was usually pursued by this rather than individuals.
Mining Companies/businesses
California had to wait 20 years before this was completed in 1869, connecting the east and the west.
Transcontinental Railroad