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What year was gold discovered in California?
1848
Who discovered the first piece of gold?
James Marshall
Where in California was gold discovered?
Sutter's Mill
What do you call a small piece of gold?
gold nugget
What's another name for a miner?
prospector
What do you call the group of prospectors that went to California to find gold?
Forty-niners
How many people lived in San Francisco 2 years after gold was discovered?
25,000
What was curious about the population in San Francisco after gold was discovered?
That only 300 out of 25,000 residents were women
What were the 3 possible routes to go to California from the East?
By land, via Panama, via, South America
How many miners went to California during the Gold Rush?
About 300,000
Which was the longest route to go to the Gold Country?
South America
What object did prospectors use to find gold in the river?
A pan
Who invented the first jeans?
Levi Strauss
Where was Levi Strauss from?
Germany
What do you call the material with which jeans are made?
Denim
Where does the word "denim" come from?
De Nîmes (From Nîmes, the city in France)
