Bullwhip Griffin
Jack ran away to this state to seek this thing.
What is Gold and California?
Dame Shirley states that the gift she sent is her “last golden handiwork” because she __________.
What is did not enjoy panning for gold and will not do it again
What is the definition of Prospector?
What ideas interacted to create the “magic equation”?
What is
The discovery of gold created energy that set in motion its explosive development?
What is the definition of Per Capita?
What is
For each person?
This man becomes partners with Jack and Griffin
Who is Mr. Bartlett?
Diggers describe Dame Shirley’s findings as “an excellent ‘prospect’” because she __________.
What is
she got a significant amount of gold in one basinful of soil
The definition of Oro.
What is Gold?
Why was the California gold rush called the “poor man’s gold rush”?
What is
Miners were allowed to work freely on their claims and didn’t pay any revenue to the federal government?
What is the definition of Public Domain?
What is Land Owned by the Government?
What is a poke?
The slang term for purse or wallet
Most miners never made more that this amount of money per day.
What is
They never made more than $6 to $8 a day
The definition of "Kids".
What are Goat Leather Gloves?
Which TWO statements are TRUE?
a. The gold-fields were located on public domain lands in California.
b. During the gold rush, the federal treasury received $100 million in revenue.
c. California miners had no laws, which resulted in corruption and slavery
d. In 1849, four hundred men yielded $30,000 to $50,000 in gold daily
What is
a. The gold-fields were located on public domain lands in California.
d. In 1849, four hundred men yielded $30,000 to $50,000 in gold daily
What is the definition of Squatters?
What are people who live on a piece of land without permission?
How many different disguises did Judge Higgins use?
!DAILY DOUBLE!
X2 Points if you can name them all
What is
Judge Higgins, Dentist, Chinese Immigrant, Bookkeeper at the Saloon
The central idea of Letter the Tenth.
What is
Mining gold is hard work and doesn’t make many people rich?
The definition of Parasol
What is an Umbrella?
Which TWO statements best describe "Letter the Tenth"?
a. Written in the first-person narrative voice
b. Written in the third-person narrative voice
c. Explains how the gold rush impacted California as a state
d. Emphasizes one person’s experiences during the California gold rush
What is
a. Written in the first-person narrative voice
d. Emphasizes one person’s experiences during the California gold rush
What is the definition of pump-primer?
What is a
Way to boost the economy?
Why did Bullwhip turn green when he was practicing for his fight?
He was jealous of Sam Trimble liking Arabella
Which TWO statements would Dame Shirley Agree with?
a. Gold mining is not a good way to make a lot of money.
b. Mining for gold is hard work and should only be done by men.
c. “Lucky strikes” are rare and most miners make less than $10 a day.
d. If miners work hard, they can make over $200 a day
What is
a. Gold mining is not a good way to make a lot of money.
c. “Lucky strikes” are rare and most miners make less than $10 a day.
The definition of Auriferous
What is Gold Filled?
Put these events from "The Magic Equation" in the order in which they appear:
a. The author contrasts California’s development with the development of other states in the United States.
b. The author provides information about how much money individual prospectors made in the gold rush.
c. The author discusses why the California gold rush was called the “poor man’s gold rush.”
What is
a. The author contrasts California’s development with the development of other states in the United States.
c. The author discusses why the California gold rush was called the “poor man’s gold rush.”
b. The author provides information about how much money individual prospectors made in the gold rush.
What is the definition of Aqueduct?
What is a
Bridge used to move water from place to place?