Gold Rush
Which Football team is named after the voyagers who rushed for Gold in California?
San Francisco 49ers
2000 miles
True or False? The Homestead Act allowed African Americans to own land.
True
Who is this?
Worked with John Sutter and was the first ever person to find gold in California.
James W. Marshall
What 2 states were the Oregon Trail between?
Missouri and Oregon
How old did a citizen have to be to be eligible for the act?
21
The Georgia Gold Rush led to which 2 things in 1820-30?
Indian Removal Act and Trail Of Tears
About how many deaths were there?
12,000-24,000
Up to how many acres of land were given to a person according to the act?
160
True Or False?
Miners in Melbourne rushed to the sites finding gold that weighed almost 200 pounds.
True
The most common food source for people walking the Oregon Trail was (3 answers)...
Bison, Deer, and Sheep.
Where and when was the last piece of land claimed under the act?
Alaska in 1988
Out of the three, which is a result of the/a gold rush during 1800-1860?
1. Decrease in diversity of population
2. Deforestation
3. Economic Stability
2. Deforestation
Why did people walk this trail? (3 answers)
For the chance of land, economic opportunity, or a fresh start in the West.
The act took effect on January 1st, 1863, but when was it passed?
May 20th, 1862