The California Gold Rush

Front

"Gold Fever" referred to__________________.

Back

The craze of 1849 in which over 80,000 people moved to California to mine gold.

Front

Mexican officials gave a Swiss immigrant named _________________________ permission to start a colony in California.

Back

John Sutter

Front

The ________________ was a group of western travelers who went to California but were stranded in the Sierra Nevada Mountains during winter.

Back

Donner Party

Front

Gold-seeking migrants who moved to California in 1849, hoping to strike it rich were called ___________________.

Back

49ers

Front

____________________ used pans or other devices to wash gold nuggets out of loose rock and gravel.

Back

Placer miners

Front

Why was Sutter's Mill important?

Back

It was the site near where gold was discovered in 1848, which began the gold rush.

Front

In 1850, California became the _____________state.

Back

31st

Front

The majority of miners who came to California to search for gold did not become rich.

Back

True

Front

_______________ was a German Jewish immigrant who earned a fortune by making tough denim pants for miners.

Back

Levi Strauss

Front

The 49ers would _____________ , or search for gold.

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prospect