Getting to California - Gold Rush

What were the three main routes to get to California?

• overland by train, by sea around the tip of South America, and by sea crossing the isthmus in Panama

• overland by train, by sea around the top of North America, and by sea crossing the isthmus in Panama

• overland by wagon, by sea around the tip of South America, and by sea crossing the isthmus in Panama

• overland by train, by sea around the tip of South America, and by sea north of Canada

Who found out about the discovery of gold and wanted to get rich by selling supplies to miners?

• Sam Brannan

• James Marshall

• John Sutter

• James Polk

What made people outside of California believe the stories of gold. in December of 1848?

• Sam Brannan's announcement along the American River

• James Marshall's diary

• President James Polk's speech

• letters from miners

What was the popular route to California from the eastern United States?

• overland

• by sea around South America

• by sea and across the isthmus in Panama

What was the most expensive route to California?

• overland

• by sea around South America

• by sea and across the isthmus at Panama

What was the fastest route to California?

• overland

• by sea around South America

• by sea and across the isthmus at Panama

What is an isthmus?

• a narrow strip of land that connects two larger land areas

• a landmass the size of a continent

• A landmass surrounded by water on three sides

• an island

What is an immigrant?

• a person who leaves one country to live in another

• a person who visits another country

• a person who moves inside their own country

• a gold miner

True or false: All the gold miners who came during the Gold Rush were from the United States

• True

• False