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The California Gold Rush

The California Gold Rush

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Social Studies

8th Grade

Hard

Created by

Joseph Anderson

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6 Slides • 5 Questions

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California Gold Rush

By Ana Santos

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media

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Multiple Choice

Where do you think travelers stopped in Northern California?

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Fort Leavenworth

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Fort Vancouver

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Sutter's Fort

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Fort Laramie

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media

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Open Ended

Question: In what ways might the tone and composition of this clipper ship advertisement appeal to passengers’ ideas about California and the search for gold?

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media

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Multiple Choice

By how much did the population of San Francisco grow?

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25,000

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20,000

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15,000

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10,000

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media

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Open Ended

What evidence of discrimination do you find in this photograph? 

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media

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Open Ended

What political effect resulted from California’s rapid population growth? 

California Gold Rush

By Ana Santos

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