California Gold Rush and Statehood

People came to California during the gold rush for new opportunities and to get rich.

• True

• False

Which routes could people take to get to California during the gold rush?

• Overland (wagon)

• Sea- around Cape Horn

• Sea/ Land- Across the Isthmus of Panama

• All of the Above

The gold rush did not affect California's population.

• True

• False

The gold rush had a negative effect on the environment.

• True

• False

What did women do during the Gold Rush?

• The mined

• They squatted on land owned by Californios

• They search for gold but were disguised as men

• They made money cleaning, cooking, and laundering for the miners

What were the new settlements that sprang up during the Gold Rush called?

• Boomtowns

• Squatter courts

• Rancheros

• Missions

What was not discussed during the Monterey Convention?

• The California Constitution

• How to elect a govenor

• Who would represent the Native Americans in California

• Where the state's borders were

What did The Compromise of 1850 do?

• Free Slaves

• Allow southern states to become free states

• Pass the Fugitive Slave Law

• Allow California to become a free state

Was California a state during the Civil War?

• No they were trying to get statehood

• No they were at the Monterey Convention

• Yes, they became a state a year after the Gold Rush

Was California a free state or a slave state when they joined the union?

• Both

• Neither, they made a compromise

• Slave

• Free