California Gold Rush

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Who found the gold? Options: Joseph Marshall Jonathan DeVinci, Paul Fransisco and Theodore Johnston, James Marshall and John Sutter, The Spanish Speaking Indians

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James Marshall and John Sutter

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What trail did they take to get to California?

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California Trail

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What was the Donner Party?

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Western Travelers stranded in the Sierra Nevada

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Who were the forty-niners?

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Gold seeking migrants

Front

What is the definition of prospect?

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search for gold

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what did placer miners do?

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they used pans and other tools to wash gold

Front

In 1850 California became the # state?

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31st

Front

Where was there hardship that caused Chinese men to leave China and travel to America?

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China

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Most men hoped to return home with what?

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great wealth

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Why were they encouraging settlers to move West?

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They wanted more people in California.