California Gold Rush
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- Q1
Where was gold first discovered?
Oregon
Sutter's sawmill, California
Wisconsin
Montana
30s - Q2
Who first discovered gold?
James Polk
John Marshall
James Smith
Tom Jones
30s - Q3
How did Sam Brannan get rich?
Mining gold
Selling gold claims
Selling panning supplies at inflated prices to gold miners.
30s - Q4
What was NOT a route to California for miners from the eastern part of the United States.
Ship around South America
Trail across America
North through Canada
Ship and ferries through Panama
30s - Q5
John Sutter became rich from the gold rush
True
False
30s - Q6
What group of people suffered the most due to the gold rush?
Native Americans
Chinese
African Americans
Germans
30s - Q7
Why didn't US citizens like emigrants mining for gold?
Because they thought only US citizens had the right to the gold
Because they thought there would be less gold for them.
Because they thought they didn't belong
30s - Q8
How did miners feel about slavery?
All listed
Miners should work for their own gold, it was cheating.
They didn't care about slavery
It was still illegal in the region
30s - Q9
As gold ran out, how did the miners still get rich?
Growing grapes
Gambling and crime
Selling their property
Kept trying for gold
30s - Q10
How did women succeed during the gold rush?
Did the miners laundry
Cooked and cleaned for the men
Made more money than they did in the eastern part of the country
All listed
30s