What Was the Gold Rush? Chapter 7

California did not become a state until two and a half years after gold was discovered there.

• True

• False

Claim jumping was one of the most serious crimes a miner could commit.

• True

• False

Who else moved west and caused problems at the mining camps?

• the army

• criminals

• wild boars

• hunters

The camp Hangtown, got its name because of the many hangings that occurred as a form of punishment for those who broke the rules.

• True

• False

Miners grew angry and thought it was unfair for foreigners to be allowed to prospect for gold in the United States.

• True

• False

Native American tribes welcomed the miners with open arms and enjoyed having them in California.

• True

• False

Miners were destroying the land and wrecking natural habitats.

• True

• False

Many Native Americans died from the new diseases the miners had brought to the west.

• True

• False

When did California become a state?

In 1851, the US government created areas of land called reservations and forced Native Americans to once again leave their homeland and move onto these reservations.

• True

• False