Life as a Prospector in the California Gold Rush (Chp. 3-5)

True or False: Panning for gold was easier than just looking for it on the ground.

• True

• False

True or False: Camps where gold prospectors lived had laws.

• True

• False

True or False: Food sold to gold prospectors was mostly cheap and inexpensive.

• True

• False

What tool was useful if you were working with more than one prospector to find gold?

• A pan

• A pickaxe

• A rocker

• A bucket

Usually, gold was transported by--

• ferry boats

• stage coaches

• covered wagons

• train

What nickname related to the gold rush was given to California?

• "Prospector Point"

• "Eureka!"

• "Golden Gardens"

• "The Golden State"

True or False: The California gold rush lasted longer than 10 years.

• True

• False

After 1855, many prospectors stayed in California and became-

• farmers

• merchants

• fishermen

• factory workers

State highway signs in California are shaped like a prospector's--

• hatchet

• pickaxe

• shovel

• pan