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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Who traveled to California to start a settlement?

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John Sutter

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Which was not an option for journeying to California during the Gold Rush? Options: overland routes in wagons, ships around Cape Horn, ships with shortcut through the Isthmus of Panama, the Continental Railroad

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the Continental Railroad

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What was the first thing miners did when they arrived to California?

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stake a claim for their land

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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 were towns called that grew rapidly when gold was discovered nearby?

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Boomtowns

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What were towns called that were abandoned once the gold was gone?

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Ghost towns

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Around how many people moved to California in 1849 to mine for gold?

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80,000

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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.