California Gold Rush review

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Year Gold Rush began

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1848

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Who started a settlement in California?

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John Sutter

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Not an option for journeying to California during the Gold Rush

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the Continental Railroad

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First action of miners in California

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Stake a claim for their land

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First gold discovery in California

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Sutter's Mill

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Nickname for gold rush migrants

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Forty Niners

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Towns that grew rapidly due to nearby gold discovery

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Boomtowns

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Towns abandoned after gold rush

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Ghost towns

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People moved to California for gold in 1849

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80,000

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California Gold Rush Impact

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Changed the American West forever