Week 22- The Gold Rush Review

Describe how miners declared that a certain piece of ground was theirs to prospect (to mine gold).

• Miners would have to sign a document to declare land to mine

• Miners would stake a claim. This meant the land was their territory or property to look for gold.

How were laws regarding mining made during 1849?

• The government had specif c laws.

• Each miner wrote different laws

• Each mining community made its own laws or rules.

• Each city made its own laws.

Out of the three routes taken to travel

to California, which one is the longest

route?

• From New York through the Isthmus of Panama to San Francisco

• From New York around Cape Horn to San Francisco

Which route taken to California is the picture of the wagon and people around it depicting? (describing)

• Across the Isthmus of Panama

• Around Cape Horn

• The Overland Trail

In the article “Seeing the Elephant,” we learn that some claimed that they had seen the “elephant’s tracks” or the “elephant’s tail” and did not care to see any more. What did they mean by that?

• They had not liked California.

• They were last on the parade.

• They had turned back before reaching the gold fields.

What were the three main routes Americans used to travel to California?

• The Overland Trail across the United States; around Cape Horn; across the Isthmus of Panama

• The Overland Trail across the United States; the southern tip of North America; the Oregon Trail

What happened to the 34 people from the Bidwell Party who decided to head to California after half of the group headed to Oregon?

• They did not make it and returned home

• They arrived at Marsh Ranch in California.

How long did it take travelers to get to California if they traveled by way of the Isthmus of Panama (the shortcut)?

• 8 months to Panama and then up to 4 months

• 12 months to Panama and then up to 2 months

• 2 months and sometimes months more

Which was the safest way to travel to California from the East?

• Sail all the way around Cape Horn, the southernmost tip of the South American country of Chile

• Following the Overland Trail

What did the forty-niners mean when they said they were “going to see the elephant”?

Think back to the farmer who had never seen the elephant

• They were actually going to see the elephant

• They meant that, whether it was dangerous or not, they were going West to find out for themselves what it was really like

• It meant they were going to the zoo