Gold Mining Week of March 30th

Why is gold a popular metal for making jewelry?

• It is shiny.

• It is found everywhere.

• It is beautiful and soft.

• It is scarce.

Why is gold valuable?

• It is scarce.

• It is found everywhere.

• It is yellow.

• It is heavy.

What is the earliest record of cups and jewelry made from gold?

• 1828

• 1848

• 3500 BC

• 100 BC

During the middle ages, what men tried to make gold?

• forty-niners

• alchemists

• long-toms

• miners

Where and when was the first American gold rush?

• California, 1848

• Colorado, 1858

• George, 1828

• Nevada, 1859

What were two ways of getting to the gold fields?

• sea

• land

• air

What were two dangers of the overland route to the gold fields?

• broken ships

• getting lost

• leaving at the wrong time of year

• disease

What was one danger of sea travel?

• getting lost

• unsafe ships

• no food for the livestock

What was one disadvantage of the Panama route?

• rough seas

• disease

• angry natives

What stayed in the miner's pan after the sand, gravel, and water washed out?

• gold

• dirt

• rocks

• mud