1849: The California Gold Rush

Wind ____________ gradually wore away the rocks.

• treaty

• overrun

• entrepreneurs

• erosion

Entrepreneurs made a ____ by selling to the miners.

• gold rush

• fortune

• overrun

• placer mining

In 1848, there were no ______ connecting California to other states.

• railroads

• ships

• wagon trails

• newspapers

Which of the following adjectives best describes Sam Brannon?

• helpful

• clever

• dishonest

• strong

Which things did people NOT need to mine gold?

• shovel

• flat pan

• stream of water

• a group of strong men

How was the American West different after the gold rush?

• Three hundred thousand people came to California.

• California became a state.

• A railroad was built to connect the East to the West.

• all of the above

Who were the forty-niners?

• a group of people who joined the gold rush in 1849

• a group of people who decided to leave California

• 49 people who came from other countries

• people who worked for John Sutter

Why was it hard to be a prospector?

• They had too much good food to eat.

• They worked long hours and got sick.

• Their families were constantly in their way while they were looking for gold.

• They lived in crowded tenements.

What did Levi Strauss invent?

• microscope

• telephone

• shovel

• jeans

What was NOT a way to travel to California from the East?

• train to Texas, then bus to California

• boat to Panama, then hope for a boat on the other side

• wagon through rough mountains

• boat around the tip of South America