Vocabulary
People of the Gold Rush
Mining
California
Random
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Who are the 49ers?

People who came to CA in 1849 in search of gold.

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Who found the first piece of gold?
James Marshall
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This type of mining involved people picking gold out of the river or ground with their own hands.
sniping
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What year was gold first found?
1848
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What state was gold found?
California
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What is an immigrant?
People who left their home country to travel to another country.
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Did most miners strike it rich?
no
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What made mining camps so dangerous?
hangings, fights, starvation, disease, murders
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What year did the Gold Rush end?
1852?
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What was the name of the mill gold was found on?
Sutter's Mill
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What does a prospector do?
Searches for gold or something valuable.
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Who hired James Marshall to work on his sawmill?
John Sutter
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What was the most common method for miners to use?
panning
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Which river was gold first found?
The American River
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What are 2 things that made the sea journey to CA dangerous?
rocky coasts, storms at sea, crowded ships, boredom, bad food and sickness
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What does it mean to claim something?
reserving a section of the river or land for themselves
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Who got rich during the Gold Rush?
People who opened supply stores, food stores, restaurants, hotels, barber shops, doctor's offices, etc. during the gold rush
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What did miners have to pay a lot for?
basic food and supplies
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What did the gold rush do to the population of California?
increased it
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How did most 49ers get to CA?
sea routes around Cape Horn and through Panama Canal
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What were people who stole from other miners?
thieves, pick-pockets
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Which president confirmed the gold findings?
President Polk
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Name 3 mining methods.
hydraulic mining, pan mining, sniping, rocker/cradle, long tom, sluice box
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What year did California become a state?
1850
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What are 2 things that made the land journey to CA so dangerous?
no water,rugged mountain ranges, and risk of hostile Indian attacks, heat
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