The Gold Rush

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What was "gold fever?"

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The desire to get rich quick by acquiring California gold.

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Sam Brannan helped start the gold rush by

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running through San Francisco and shouting that there was gold in the American River

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How did the new gold-seekers who had moved to California earn the nickname "forty-niners?"

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They arrived to California in 1849.

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Which of the following people was most likely to be a "49er?" A 50-year-old man who was a college professor of geology., A 30-year-old female farmer from Oklahoma., A 40-year-old man who was born and raised in California gold country., A 20- year-old farmer from Missouri.

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A 20- year-old farmer from Missouri.

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In 1849 the population of California increased by nearly ____ because of the gold rush.

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100,000

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What do you call a town that grows rapidly as a result of new business?

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Boomtown

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You were most likely to strike it rich in the California Gold Rush if you: Got to California very quickly after gold had been discovered, Used devices like the long tom and the cradle, Avoided mining camps, Took the sea route to California instead of the land route

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Got to California very quickly after gold had been discovered

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When was gold first discovered at Sutter's Fort?

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January 24, 1848

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Why did Sutter's workers stop working and abandon his colony?

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They went hunting for gold.

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What did prospectors mean when they yelled, "Eureka!"

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"I've found gold!"