Ch. 4 California: Gold Rush and Statehood Review

Who discovered gold? Where was it discovered?

• John Fremont, Los Angeles

• John Sutter, San Francisco

• James Marshall, Sutter's Fort

• Samuel Brannan, San Diego

Why did a miner stake a claim?

• so they could mine for gold on an area of land

• pay taxes

• sell mining supplies

• move to San Francisco

Hydraulic mining had negative impacts on the environment by

• creating colder waters

• creating oil spills

• emitting CO2 gasses

• flooding and polluting rivers

Who was an African American entrepreneur who helped people in Los Angeles?

• Biddy Mason

• Luzena Wilson

• Lucy Stoddard Wakefield

• Pio Pico

_______ farmers wanted to find good land and grow crops, so they moved to California

• California Native American

• Russian

• Californio

• Americans from the United States

The United States wanted to take control of California from Mexico, this caused the

• Civil War

• Bear Flag Revolt

• Revolutionary War

• Gold Rush

California became an unorganized territory of the United States, the land belonged to the United States, but it wasn't an official state, under which Treaty

• Guadalupe-Hidalgo

• Versailles

• San Sebastian

• San Francisco

In order to become a state, California first had to

• go to war with Mexico

• give rights to all Californios

• send money to the president

• create a state constitution

Who lost most of their land after California became a state?

• California Native Americans

• Californios

• US citizens

• gold miners

Who was allowed to be in California's government, after it joined the United States

• Women

• Native Americans

• White men

• Black Americans