The Gold Rush

Who said they found a nugget of gold?

• Sam Brannan

• James Marshall

• John Sutter

• President James K. Polk

Who was one of the people who built the sawmill?

• James Marshall

• Lu Ng

• Miners

• Louise Clappe

How many African Americans joined the gold rush?

• 75

• 800

• 22

• 1000

How many main routes are there from United States to California?

• 80 main routes

• 3 main routes

• 5 main routes

• 25 main routes

Who announced the discovery?

• Neil Armstrong

• John Sutter

• Louise Clappe

• President James K. Polk

What is it called when a miner puts wooden stakes, or posts, around the area?

• A mark

• Staking a claim

• Founding a area

• Claiming

What is a claim?

• A claim is was the area a miner said it belonged to him/her.

• When a miner goes to court and says what area belongs to them now.

• Where the gold rush was

• A mark that anything made

How many days do miners often work?

• A month

• A week

• 4 days

• 6 days

What is isthmus?

• Where gold is

• A bridge

• It is a narrow piece of land that connects 2 larger land areas

• A pass

The tool that two miners work together to use is called _______?

• A pencil

• A hammer

• A pickaxe

• A Cradle