The Golden Secret
Discoverer of gold
Who was James Marshall?
Told the world about gold.
Who is Sam Brannan?
The first record of gold.
What is 1500 B.C?
People who came from the eastern United States in search of gold
Who were the 49's?
Reason for gold's popularity.
What is soft, easy to work with, and a beautiful color?
Resting place of gold until the discoverer of gold found it
What is the American River?
Hometown of the person who told the world about gold
What is San Francisco?
Gold-hungry explorers stole gold from the ancient civilization, the ______
Who were the Aztec's?
Created safe passage for travelers from the eastern United States
Who was James Beckwourth?
Reason for gold's value.
What is hard to come by/rare?
The discoverer of gold's boss
Who is John Sutter?
The first city to know about gold.
What is San Francisco?
Name for the men who tried to make gold
What is an alchemist?
Name of the safe passage created for the eastern United States travelers
What was Beckwourth's Pass?
Gold is a food (True or False)
What is true? (Gold is actually edible!)
Year the discoverer of gold found gold
What is 1848?
The job of the person who told the world about gold
What is a shopkeeper?
The time and place of the first Gold Rush
What is 1828, Georgia?
We have gold in our bodies (True or False)
What is true? (We all have a small amount)
Gold was known by the world extremely soon after it's discovery (True or False)
What is false? (Gold was kept a secret for some time)
The person who told the world about gold was the first _____________ of the Gold Rush
What is a millionaire?
It's almost impossible to find gold in mountains and rivers now (True or False)
What is false? (Although not as plentiful as during the Gold Rush, you can still find a good amount of gold)