Effects of the Gold Rush
When the gold ran out in an area, the miners would leave the area in search of the next gold strike. This caused many towns to become abandoned and known as ____
Ghost towns
Who was the first person who found the gold?
James Marshall
Where did the gold rush take place?
Hint: a city
Sacramento
When did the Gold Rush start?
1849
Name two tools miners used to mine for gold.
mining pan, pickaxe, shovel
As more miners came to an area in search of gold, other businesses such as restaurants, hotels, and general stores also sprang up. These fast-growing towns were called__________
What are: boomtowns
What were the gold hunters also called?
49ers
Where was the first gold found?
Sutter's Mill
When was the first piece of gold found?
1848
What tool did the miners use to search for gold that was deep in the ground?
A pickaxe
Money from the gold rush helped fund the ______________ __________________, which allowed people to travel more quickly and easily from coast to coast.
What is the: Transcontinental Railroad
He made his fortune selling clothing to miners instead of searching for gold
Levi Strauss
How many people came to California during the gold rush?
300,000 people
When did surface gold become difficult to find?
1852
The process of using special pans and water to separate gold flake/nuggets from the rest of the sediment was called _____________________
What is: panning for gold?
Name two ways Native Americans were affected by the Gold Rush
Many were attacked and killed by white settlers. They were also forced off their land onto reservations.
What did people do when they couldn't find gold anymore?
They moved on
What are 2 ways gold miners came to California?
By ship or over land
What was the person who found gold doing before he found gold?
Working for Mr. Sutter, building a sawmill
What did businessmen sell to the gold hunters?
Equipment and food supplies
Many immigrants from foreign countries came to the United States in search of gold. Name 3 places they came from.
What are: China, Mexico, Peru, Chile, Europe, and Australia?
Who became rich by selling supplies to the miners?
Sam Brannan
In what year did California become a state?
1850
What were two ways miners found gold?
What is panning for gold and hard rock mining
John Sutter was building this, when his workers found gold.
What is: a sawmill?