Ch. 5.3B Lesson Review

Ch. 5.3B Lesson Review

Gold Fever

Gold in Alaska

• 1896 gold found in the Klondike River of Alaska

• Summer of 1897-winter of 1898 lots of people went north

Multiple Choice

True or False --

"Because gold was found in Seattle, people traveled north."

• True

• False

The Gold Rush & Seattle

• Closest port to the gold rush

Why would this affect Seattle?

• Thousands of people left Seattle on boats

How could this help Seattle grow?

• Merchants sold supplies to miners

• More businesses created

Word Cloud

What might some examples of businesses be that opened in Seattle because of the Gold Rush?

Multiple Choice

Which statement shows how the Klondike Gold Rush affected Seattle?

• Seattle did not see any new businesses

• It was the farthest port so few people came

• Merchants made lots of $$$ selling supplies to miners

One Name.....

Erastus Brainerd