The Chilkoot & White Pass Trails
Gold Rush Cities
Economic Boom and Bust
Facts
100

What is thais trail? 

White Horse Trail 

100

What is the starting point for many stampeders? 

Seattle, W.A. 

100

Gold was found on this waterway 

Bonanza Creek. 

100

How many Stampeders left for the Gold Rush? 

An estimated 100,000.

200

 What is this trail? 

Chilkoot Trail 
200

Population of 40,000 - 50,000 in 1898.

Dawson City 
200

Provided law enforcement in Canada, during the Gold Rush.

The Candian Mountees 

200

Who is the famous person who discovered Gold in Rabbit Creek - now Bonanza Creek?  

Skookum Jim

300

Animal used on the Chilkoot and White Pass trails.

What is the horse?(also accept sheep, oxen, mules and dogs.)

300

What is the starting point of the Chilkoot Trail?

Dyea 

300

What is the law enforced by the Canadian government requiring that each person carry a ton of supplies?

The One Ton Law 


300
What tails could one avoid by taking the Rich's Man Route? 

Climbing the Chilkoot or White Horse Trail.


400

"The meanest 33 miles in History" refers to 

What is the Chilkoot Trail?

400

This is where stampeders would make their boats to float down to Dawson City.  

Lake Bennett 

400

Landed in Seattle July 17, 1897 - Brought News of the Gold Rush 

The SS... 


SS Portland?

400

Name at least two or three other reasons a person might go to the Gold Rush other than to mine for Gold?

 (AND YES, there are 'correct' answers) 

1- Adventure 

2- Set up a Business 

3- To write about the Gold Rush for News/Books

500

This group of Native Americans of Southeast Alaska, used the Chilkoot Trail?

The Tlingit Indians (They would climb this to trade with the Han Culture)

500

Con man Soapy Smith called this city home?

Skagway Alaska 

500

What is an economic depression in the U.S. The Panic of 18 _ _?

Panic of 1893

500

What is the final ascent to the summit of Chilkoot Pass?

The "Golden Staircase"

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