History Review- Week 23- Life in Mining Camps and Towns

What is an entrepreneur?

• A person who has money, then loses all of it.

• A person that counts money.

• A person who starts a new business hoping to make money.

What does an entrepreneur have to do to try to be successful?

• Come up with a bad idea.

• Come up with an idea and use their resources to be successful.

What did Luzena Wilson do during the Gold Rush?

• sold shovels and pickets

• worked as a ditch digger

• designed durable jeans for miners

• helped her family run hotels in California

This person was famous for making wheelbarrows. He also made cars. Who is he?

• Levi Strauss

• Williams Fargo

• John Studebaker

• Philip Armour

Who worked as a team to make a business that is still seen everywhere today?

This business is called Wells Fargo. Mrs. Poythress uses this bank!

• Levi Strauss and John Studebaker

• Philip Armour and Williams Fargo

• Williams Fargo and Henry Wells

• Henry Wells and John Studebaker

According to Hiram Dwight Pierce’s diary, which city had areas of tents that he observed had changed into permanent buildings during the California Gold Rush?

• Sutter’s Mill

• Nevada City

• San Francisco

• Sacramento

As a result of the California Gold Rush, San Francisco can today be described as a unique city because______________ .

• the ‘49ers found a lot of gold and built homes there

• a mix of races, cultures, and religions are present there

• most people who came from China stayed in San Francisco

• it has narrow streets that date back to before the Gold Rush

Why did Sam Brannan buy mining supplies before telling everyone about gold being found?

• He wanted to be the only one with cheap tools to look for gold, so he could sell a lot.

• He wanted to help people go and find gold.

• He was trying to help businesses make money before the Gold Rush started.

• He knew he could sell them for a lot more than they were worth.

How were laws enforced in the mining camps?

• The sheriff arrested anyone not following the law.

• Vigilante committees enforced the law themselves.

• Miners elected a group of miners to serve as judges.

• All of the above

How did most of the miners and famous men associated with the Gold Rush end up?

• successful and satisfied people

• rich and happy

• poorer or just the same as before

• none of the above