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Gold is valuable because it is…
Scarce and attractive
What did all miners in the gold fields have in common?
a. They wanted foreigners to leave
b. to better their lives
c. foreigners to stop stealing American gold
d. fair treatment for everyone
b. to better their lives
Name 3 places besides California that Gold was found.
Nevada, Colorado, Georgia, Alaska, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, South Dakota, Montana, British Columbia
What were prices like in
mining towns?
Prices were very high
Which mining technique was used to test a site for gold?
Panning
“Panning for gold was used at the beginning of a gold rush, usually to test a new site for gold. A miner would put gold-bearing gravel in a pan, lower it in the water, and swish it around. The heavy gold stayed at the bottom while the water and lighter pebbles washed out.
Gold was discovered in California in:
a. 1849.
b. 1948.
c. 1848.
d. 1949.
c. 1848.
Spanish speaking miners came from all over South America, but miners in CA grouped them together and called them…
Chilenos
In 1896 and 1897 gold was discovered in…
a. Alaska
b. Australia
c. South Dakota
d. Montana
Camp meetings were usually…
a. long.
b. democratic.
c. run by the mayor.
d. always fair.
b. democratic
What mining method was eventually banned because of its damage to the environment?
What happened to California’s
population as a result
of the gold rush?
The population of California increased.
In the gold fields, women…
a. never worked on the mining claims
b. never washed or ironed clothes
c. could make as much as the average miner doing other kinds of work
d. were chased off good paying claims
c. could make as much as the average miner doing other kinds of work
“Pike’s Peak or Bust” was painted on wagons going to…
a. Montana
b. Colorado
c. Idaho
d. South Dakota
b. Colorado
Name 3 things that made life difficult in the mining camps.
Lack of nutritious food, disease, harsh weather (floods, fires, cold winters), unsanitary living conditions
A long tom is…
a. a wooden trough 12 to 25 feet long.
b. a mining box that resembles a cradle.
c. a shaft of gold 150 feet deep.
d. perforated steel plates.
a. a wooden trough 12 to 25 feet long.
Who discovered gold in
California?
James Marshall
What were two non-white
groups that worked in the gold fields?
Indians, Chinese, Mexicans, Latin Americans
The first gold rush in the United States took place in…
a. California
b. Georgia
c. Alaska
d. Colorado
b. Georgia
What did the miners do for entertainment? Name at least 3.
Danced, gambled, engaged in sports, enjoyed professional entertainment.
Name 4 out of the 5 types of mining techniques.
Panning, Cradle, Long Tom, Coyote Mining, Hydraulic Mining
Who owned the Black
Hills when gold was
discovered there?
Sioux Indians
The United States
The 49ers
Sioux Indians
In a court of law, which group could testify against a white miner?
a. Chinese
b. African Americans
c. Spanish speakers
d. Nobody
d.Nobody
How was Australia’s
government different
from California’s?
Australia, an English colony, had a government; California did not
What is a “Boom town''?
A town undergoing rapid growth due to sudden prosperity.
Which two mining techniques were sometimes used together?
Hydraulic Mining and Long Tom
“Hydraulic mining used high-powered hoses that shot powerful streams of water against the sides of a mountain. This process created rivers of mud which were channeled through long toms where the gold collected.”