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Who originally discovered gold in the Yukon?
George Carmack.
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Where did this gold rush take place?
The Klondike region of the Yukon, and parts of Alaska.
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When did the Yukon gold rush start?
August 16th, 1896.
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What were the main two reasons for prospectors not reaching the Yukon?
Death and loss of enthusiasm.
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What is the alternative name for the Yukon gold rush?
The Klondike gold rush.
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How many people successfully reached the Yukon?
35, 000 people.
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Where was the first gold rush? (hint: took place in America)
The coast of California.
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Approximately how long was the gold rush? (hint: you need to know both when the gold rush started and ended)
Approximately three years.
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What was the normal temperature range the voyageurs faced?
-29º C to -46º C.
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How much money did the first prospectors bring back?
An estimated $1 billion.
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Who were the two co-discoverers of the gold? (hint: related to George Carmack)
Skookum Jim and Dawson Charlie.
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What rivers did the gold rush happen along?
The Yukon and Klondike rivers.
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When was the height of the Yukon gold rush?
From the summers of 1897-1898.
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How did the prospectors get to the Yukon?
Via land trails or water.
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What exactly was the Yukon gold rush?
It was, simply, a lot of hopeful prospectors trying to make money off of panning gold up north.
400
Who tipped the discoverers off about the gold? (hint: they were a Canadian)
Robert Henderson.
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At the edge of which city in the Yukon does the Klondike river branch off from the Yukon river?
Dawson City.
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When did the gold rush end?
The year of 1899.
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State three sources of death for the prospectors.
Hypothermia, exhaust, dehydration and starvation. (only three of the four).
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How did the gold rush help settling in the west increase?
Since there were so many people moving to the northwest of Canada, this increased the population of that location.
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What percentage of the eager prospectors were Americans or American immigrants?
60-80%.
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Where was the first gold found in the Yukon brought back too?
Seattle, WA.
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When was gold discovered in Nome, Alaska?
The year 1899.
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For what three reasons were the routes to the Klondike so dangerous?
The weather, location, and lack of amenities.
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What was the approximate population of the Yukon in 1921?
About 4, 000 people were living in the Yukon at this time.
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