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Gold was discovered in California before the end of the Mexican-American War.

• true

• false

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the use of high power hoses to wash the earth away was known as?

• wash mining

• Water blasting
• water mining

• Hydraulic mining

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The California Gold Rush only pulled Americans to California.

• true

• false

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Who really got rich from the California Gold Rush?

• Only the miners became wealthy.
• Farmers made the most money during the Gold Rush.
• Merchants and suppliers, not just miners.
• Gold was the only source of wealth in California.

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in 1852 the gold rush reached its peak when how much gold was mined in a $ amount?

• $81 million
• $25 million
• $100 million
• $50 million

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The California state hood application causes what piece of legislation to be passed?

• Compromise of 1850
• Fugitive Slave Act
• Missouri Compromise
• Kansas-Nebraska Act