The California Gold Rush

The California Gold Rush

Open your social studies book to page 292

Review....

• The United States now controlled land from coast to coast

• People were traveling west for various reasons, including religious freedom

• People were going to places like California and Oregon

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• Why did gold have great value?

• What were people using gold for?

Multiple Choice

Why is gold valuable?

• It's beautiful

• It's scarce and won't become discolored.

• It was needed to make clothing.

• Gold was not valuable.

Open Ended

What was the population of San Francisco in 1856?

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Multiple Select

Which of the following were issues faced by miners? Choose all that are true.

• They worked in freezing waters.

• They became bored.

• The suffered from disease.

• They suffered from poor diets.

• Some did not have success.

Open Ended

How did some people make money if they were not miners?

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