Gold Rush Study Guid Word Scramble
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| Question | Answer |
| 1. When was gold discovered in California? | January 1848 |
| 2. Who first discovered gold in California? | James Marshall |
| 3. Where was gold first discovered in California? | Sutter’s Mill, American River |
| 4. Why did Sam Brannan announce that gold had been found in the American River? | He wanted to sell shovels to eager miners |
| 5. Where were many of the first miners from? | Californios from other parts of California and California Indians |
| 6. About how many people joined the California Gold Rush in 1849? | About 80,000 |
| 7. What were the ways that people learned about the discovery of gold? | Sam Brannan, newspapers, President Polk’s speech |
| 8. What were the three routes that forty-niners took to California? | Overland, Sea, Sea and Land combined |
| 9. What route was the most popular? Why? | Land because it was the least expensive |
| 10. What was the fastest route? Why? | Panama route because it combined the sea and land |
| 11. What were some of the problems the travelers faced on the different routes? | See the “routes” booklet |
| 12. How many people came to California between 1848 and 1854? | About 300,000 |
| 13. Who were some of the immigrants, people who leave one country to live in another, that added to California’s diversity during this time? | China, Mexico, Chile, Spain, Russia |
| 14. How did miners use pans to separate gold from mud and gravel? | They let the heavier gold settle in pans after the lighter sand and soil were poured off |
| 15. Why did miners use rockers and long toms? | These technologies let the miners separate more gold from rock and dirt faster |
| 16. What happened to the availability of gold after several years? | The gold in streams and rivers was mostly gone in a few years and miners had to use new methods to get gold |
| 17. What technologies did the miners begin using after gold in streams and rivers was gone? | Hydraulic mining using powerful jets of water to break up rocks and soil, tunnels, gunpowder |
| 18. What were some difficulties of life in mining camps? | Few places to buy food, crude shelters and tents, fires in crowded mining camps, discrimination |
| 19. How did discrimination affect the lives of Chinese, Mexican, and California Indian miners? | California Indians were paid less than other less skilled miners, attacks forced Chinese and African-American miners into separate camps, in many camps people worked and lived peacefully |
| 20. What happened to the population of California between 1848 and 1852? | The population went from about 30,000 to almost 300,000 |
| 21. Why did many businesses boom during the Gold Rush? | Many people arrived and bought goods and services |
| 22. What were some of the types of businesses that sold things to miners? | Shops sold food, tools, blankets, clothes, and services such as laundries and blacksmiths were provided |
| 23. Why were prices high in the mining towns? | There was a high demand for goods and services because mining towns were far from places that sold goods more cheaply |
| 24. How and why did the business of mining change over time? | When most to the surface gold was gone, businesses got land, bought equipment, and hired workers to find the gold. Soon only big businesses could afford to stay in business. |
| 25. What are three ways entrepreneurs earned money during the Gold Rush? | Selling food, clothing, supplies. Running a hotel, restaurant, or laundry. |
| 26. What kind of businesses did Ghirardelli, Strauss, Wakefield, and Wilson start? | (candy, chocolates) (clothing, jeans) (pies) (hotel) |
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