California Gold Rush History

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What is the Foreign Miners’ Tax?

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A tax imposed on non-citizen miners, primarily targeting Chinese miners in 1850.

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What event led to thousands of people flocking to Sutter's Mill in California in 1848?

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The start of the California Gold Rush

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Who discovered gold flakes in Sutter Creek which initiated the Gold Rush?

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James Marshall

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Why were the people who traveled to California in 1849 called the Forty-niners?

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They left to go to California in 1849.

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How did the Forty-niners typically travel to California?

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By horse or wagon across the Oregon Trail

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What happened to the towns after the gold rush ended?

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They were abandoned and became ghost towns.

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What method did miners use to pan for gold?

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Scooping up soil and water and shaking it through a metal pan with a screen

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What is a prospector?

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A person who searches for mineral deposits.

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Who were the Forty-niners?

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The gold prospectors who arrived in 1849

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In which small town was gold discovered that led to the Gold Rush?

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Sutter's Mill