The California Gold Rush

Gold Rush begins

10

In what year was gold first found in CA?

1848

20

Who found the first piece of gold?

James Marshall

30

What was the name of sawmill where gold was first found?

Sutter's Mill

40

Gold was found on the South Fork of this River

American River

50

What is another name for the CA gold fields?

The Mother Lode

Routes to CA

10

Which route required travelers to wait until Spring

the overland journey

20

Thousands of people died from disease along the overland journey, especially the disease __________

Cholera

30

What are 2 things that made the sea journey to CA dangerous?

rocky coasts, storms at sea, crowded ships, boredom, bad food and sickness

40

At first this was the fastest route to CA from east coast, but later travelers experienced long delays

The Panama Route

50

The Cape Horn route required travelers to make the dangerous sea journey around the tip of this Continent.

South America

Life in the Mining Camps

10

True or False: Life in the mining camps was very sanitary (clean).

False

20

When a mining camp was first made, everyone lived and operated out of ___________

Tents

30

Miners usually ate

salt pork

(flour goods, beans, coffee)

40

___________ and _____________ often got into miners' food.

Insects and rodents

50

Name two things that lack of food and living conditions led to 

malnutrition 

scurvy

cholera