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Which 2 countries negotiated the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo discussing the sale of California?
 
United States & Mexico
 
Mexico & California
 
Spain & California
 
United States & Spain
What is a pan used for in gold mining?
 
to sift out the gold from the water and soil
 
to store the gold in
 
the carry the gold from the stream to the wagons
 
the weigh it in
What is gold fever?
 
people all over the world got so excited to get rich quick
 
a high temperature you get from touching gold
 
the temperature of gold
 
the feeling you get when you find gold
What is another name for pyrite?
 
fools gold
 
bronze
 
gold
 
fake gold
Did John Sutter, James Marshall, and Sam Brannon all live happily ever after?
 
no
 
yes
What is a saw mill?
 
a structure with a big saw, powered by the river to cut logs
 
a saw powered by a windmill
 
a large cutting machine
 
a tool for finding gold
Gold is a malleable metal. What does malleable mean?
 
soft
 
hard
 
crumbly
 
shiny
What group of people lived in gold country before the miners?
 
California Native Americans
 
Indians
 
Pilgrims
 
49ers
How did Sam Brannan make money from the gold rush?
 
bought all the mining equipment before spreading the news
 
the sold fake gold
 
he planted fake gold
 
sold maps to the gold locations 
What did Sam Brannan yell through the streets of San Francisco?
 
gold on the American River!
 
silver!!!!
 
we found it!!!
 
Sutter's Mill is famous!
How did James Marshall happen to find gold?
 
checking a ditch
 
planting a garden
 
planting a tree
 
cleaning up after his horse
What year was gold found on the American River?
 
1848
 
1849
 
1847
 
1948
What was the relationship between John Sutter and James Marshall?
 
business partners
 
friends
 
enemies
 
neighboors
Who actually found gold on Sutter's Mill?
 
James Marshall
 
Sam Brennan
 
John Sutter
 
The Governor
What caused the largest mass movement of people in recorded history?
 
the California Gold Rush
 
opening of sitter's mill
 
invention of the shovel
 
opening of Disenyland
John Sutter's partner was James ______________?
 
Marshall
 
Paul
 
Smith
 
Samuel
Where was Sutter's Mill located?
 
Columa, Ca
 
Calabasas, Ca
 
Chico, Ca
 
Calistoga, Ca
What was found at Sutter's Mill?
 
gold
 
silver
 
bronze
 
diamonds
What did Sam Brannan own that helped spread the news so quickly?
 
a newspaper
 
a radio
 
a tv
 
a loud best friend
What was the worst kept secret in California in 1848?
 
gold was found
 
invention of the shovel
 
a mineral was found
 
sutter mill was started
What year did California become the state with the most people?
 
1963
 
1850
 
early 1900's
 
1860's
What did miners mostly find?
 
Gold dust
 
Gold
 
Oil
 
Black gold
Why did the boy need rocks?
 
For his slingshot.
 
For a project.
 
For his family.
 
He wanted to get rich.
What is the best title for this passage?
 
Big Changes in California's History
 
The History of the World
 
Boy Finds Gold Nugget!
 
Working Hard on the Railroad
Which was NOT an invention that helped connect Californians to the East coast?
 
Oil.
 
The telegraph.
 
The railroad.
 
The Pony Express.
Which of the following are true about California?
 
It became the 31st state.
 
The population grew rapidly.
 
It became a state in 1850.
 
It was easy to find gold nuggets in California.
The railroad workers were mostly...
 
immigrants.
 
Chinese.
 
poor people.
 
bandits.
Which of the following is true about the Pony Express?
 
It brought the mail in about a week.
 
It was a quicker way to get mail to California.
 
Tired riders handed the mail to riders who were well-rested.
 
It was slower than the telegraph.
Settlers decided to stay in California because...
 
it was a good place to grow crops.
 
there were lots of business opportunities.
 
there were many bandits.
 
California had a population boom.
Why did Californians feel cut off from the rest of the country?
 
It took a long time for a letter to get delivered.
 
There were bandits in California.
 
California was a wild, lawless place.
 
Three-Fingered Jack was going to get them.
Which of the following are true?
 
A boy accidentally found gold when looking for rocks.
 
Prices for basic supplies were very expensive.
 
Many miners got rich from mining.
 
One man found a 15-pound gold nugget.
What cities grew quickly from the Gold Rush?
 
Sacramento
 
Los Angeles
 
San Francisco
 
Santa Clara
Why were so many new towns created in California?
 
Many miners arrived by ship to look for gold.
 
California has great weather.
 
They had freedom of religion here.
 
They wanted to name their own town.
Gold was discovred in California in 
 
1848
 
1846
 
1850
 
1849
Gold was discovered in California by
 
James Marshall
 
John Sutter
 
Sam Brannan
 
Biddy Mason
California was admitted to the union as a 
 
free state.
 
slave state.
As a result of the gold rush, Native Americans 
 
all of the above.
 
lost large chunks of their land.
 
lost many lives to warfare and disease.
 
were denied the right to testify in court.
The California gold rush attracted immigrants from 
 
All of the Above
 
Austrailia
 
China
 
Mexico
Which of the following towns was considered a major supply town on the way to the gold fields?
 
Sacramento
 
Santa Barbara
 
San Diego
 
Los Angeles
Which of the following people make money off of the gold rush?
 
John Sutter
 
Samuel Brannan
 
Levi Strauss
 
Henry Wells & William Fargo
Who do you think is going to be the wealthiest at the end of the gold rush?
 
the merchants
 
the miners
 
farmers
 
Mr. Gerloff
An average miner made $____ a day.
 
$10
 
$20
 
$50
 
$100
The prices for common goods in mining camps were_______.
 
outrageously expensive
 
very affordable
 
average
 
a little expensive
Many miners found a lot of gold and became rich.
 
False
 
True
When 49ers stopped working for the day, the miners in the camps entertained themselves by ____.
 
playing cards, reading books, playing music, singing songs
 
cleaning and mending clothes and doing other chores
 
playing hide and go seek
 
spending all their money (gold) on things they want
In mining camps, miners lived in _________.
 
tents and shacks
 
mansions
 
houses
 
castles
The conditions of the mining camps were extremely easy and everyone became rich.
 
False
 
True
Many immigrants came to California to_______________
 
escape difficult conditions in their homelands
 
run away from their families
 
become rich
 
go to the beach
What were gold miners called?
 
49ers
 
59ers
 
gold diggers
 
48ers
What year was gold first DISCOVERED in California?
 
1848
 
1899
 
1748
 
1849
What happened on September 9th. 1850?
California was declared a state.
What was the 1850 compromise?
Allowed California to enter the union as a free state with provisions.
Who profited during the gold rush by selling and inventing blue jeans?
Levi Strauss
Who faced discrimination from white Miners?
Latinos, Chinese, foreigners, and slaves
What happened to Indigenous people and their land once miners came to California?
Indigenous people were kicked out of their homes, killed, and lost vital resources for life.
What is a Rocker?
An easier way to shift through material in order to find gold.
Name three tools miners used to mine for gold.
Pickaxe, Shovels, and Pans.
How many people died who traveled overland?
1 out of 10
What are the two ways people traveled to California .
land and sea
How did the word of gold first come out?
Sam Brannan yelled gold in the streets of San Francisco.
Who spread the word of gold in California?
Sam Brannan
Why would you want to keep your gold discovery secret ?
People would want to come find gold too
Who was John A. Sutter?
Owned Sutter's Mill
Who discovered the first gold in California?
James Marshall
What year was gold first discovered in California?
1848
Did everyone have equal opportunity in California?
No, immigrants faced discrimination and extra mining taxes, and Native Americans were displaced, killed, or died from diseases.
What brought an end to the California Gold Rush?
The Comestock Lode, which was the discovery of silver in Nevada/Utah territory in 1859
Did California enter the U.S. as a free state or slave state?
A free state, upsetting the balance of free-slave state representatives in Congress
What happened to the population of non-Native Americans during the Gold Rush?
It went from about 200 to over 36,000 in just a couple years!
What town in California did most people arrive at for the Gold Rush?
San Francisco
How did J.A. Folger become wealthy during the Gold Rush?
Founding a coffee company in San Francisco (Folgers Coffee)
Who was successful in California from making and selling the first blue jeans?
Levi Strauss
How did Samuel Brannan become California's first millionaire?
Selling supplies at an upcharge to miners
What countries did immigrants come from during the Gold Rush?
China, Latin America, Europe
If you were mining for gold, you had a (slim) chance at making how much $ per day?
About $25 if you were lucky!
What name were people who left to find gold called?
49ers!
What country was the area of California part of before the U.S.?
Mexico
If you were taking a trail west for gold, what would it be?
California Trail (beginning on the Oregon Trail)
What were the three different ways to get to California?
Overland trails, sailing around Cape Horn, through the Panama Shortcut
In what year did thousands of people rush to California to hunt for gold?
1849
Who was the man to first find gold in California?
James Marshall
Where was gold first found in California?
Sutter's Mill in Coloma, CA
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