California Gold Rush review

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In what year did the Gold Rush begin?

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1848

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Where was gold first discovered in California? Options: Comstock Lode, Sutter's Mill, San Francisco, Lowell Mills

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Sutter's Mill

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What was the nickname for people who moved to California during the gold rush?

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Forty Niners

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What conclusion can you draw about the California gold rush?

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The gold rush forever changed the American West.

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Which one is a benefit of the gold rush?

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Turning California into a thriving state.

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Where was gold first discovered in California? Options: Sutters Mill, San Fransisco, San Diego, Sacramento

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Sutters Mill

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Who were the 49ers?

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Gold miners

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Who first found gold while working at the mill?

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James Marshall

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Which city became one of the U.S's largest almost overnight due to the Gold Rush?

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San Francisco

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Who benefited most from the California gold rush? Options: Native Americans, miners, Mexicans, businessmen, entrepreneurs, sailors

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businessman, entrepreneurs