Gold Rush (Loara - Kopp)

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Who were the 49ers?

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Gold miners

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Who participated in the goldrush? Locals, Prospectors

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Prospectors

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Who was the first to find gold flakes?

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James Wilson Marshall

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What year did the gold rush begin?

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1848

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What river was the first flake of gold found?

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American River

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What type of mill was Marshall working on? Options: Grist, Water-powered saw, Bandsaw, Saw

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Water-powered saw

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What was "gold fever?"

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The desire to get rich quick by acquiring California gold

Front

What were the terms of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?

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Mexico loses California, New Mexico, and Utah.

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Where was gold first discovered in California?

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Sutters Mill

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Why did people leave their fields half plowed, houses half-built, the families and their jobs?

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They wanted to find gold