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Gold Rush Vocabulary
California Gold Rush Unit Vocabulary
Question | Answer |
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A time when many people hurry to the same area to look for gold. | gold rush |
Someone who came to California in 1849 to search for gold. | forty-niner |
A narrow strip of land that connects two larger areas of land. | isthmus |
The use of tools, often improved by scientific knoweledge, to do work. | technology |
The use of powerful hoses to wash away earth and uncover gold. | hydraulic mining |
Treating people unfairly or differently because they are part of a certain group. | discrimination |
The amount of money a business has left over after all its costs have been paid. | profit |
Someone who buys or uses goods or services. | consumer |
The amount of something that businesses will make available to sell at certain prices. | supply |
A person who takes a risk to start and run a business. | entrepreneur |
A meeting that brings many people together for a common purpose. | convention |
Someone chosen to represent others at a convention or in government. | delegate |
An agreement reached by two sides that gives something to each. | compromise |
The main government building in a capital city. | capitol |