Vocabulary
People of the Gold Rush
Mining
California
Random
100
Who are the 49ers?
People who came to CA in 1849 in search of gold.
100
Who found the first piece of gold?
James Marshall
100

Why would someone want a secret signal for when they found gold?

people might try to steal it if they knew about it

100
What year was gold first found?
1848
100
What state was gold found?
California
200
What is an immigrant?
People who left their home country to travel to another country.
200
Did most miners strike it rich?
no
200
What made mining camps so dangerous?
hangings, fights, starvation, disease, murders
200

What year did the Gold Rush basically end? (the number of people traveling to find gold basically dropped to zero, though some of the people who were already there kept mining)

1855

200
What was the name of the mill gold was found on?
Sutter's Mill
300
What does a prospector do?
Searches for gold or something valuable.
300
Who hired James Marshall to work on his sawmill?
John Sutter
300
What was the most common method for miners to use?
panning
300

When did the Silver Rush start that made the Gold Rush officially end?

1859

300
What are 2 things that made the sea journey to CA dangerous?
rocky coasts, storms at sea, crowded ships, boredom, bad food and sickness
400
What does it mean to claim something?
reserving a section of the river or land for themselves
400
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
400
What did miners have to pay a lot for?
basic food and supplies
400
What did the gold rush do to the population of California?
increased it
400
How did most 49ers get to CA?
sea routes around Cape Horn and through Panama Canal
500
What were people who stole from other miners?
thieves, pick-pockets
500

Who was California's first millionaire? (Not from finding gold)

Samuel Brannen

500

Why was mining hard work?

You're out in the heat or freezing cold, doing manual labor

500
What year did California become a state?
1850
500
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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