Studies Weekly Week 19

Match each of the following gold mining vocabulary terms to its correct definition.

panning

• used water jets to spray large sections of the riverbanks

• boats collected rover sediment and separated it using screens

• built large tunnels underground to look for veins of gold rock

• long, wooden boxes with ridges to filter the sand

• using a large, shallow pan to separate river sand and sediment

Match each of the following gold mining vocabulary terms to its correct definition.

dredging

• used water jets to spray large sections of the riverbanks

• boats collected rover sediment and separated it using screens

• built large tunnels underground to look for veins of gold rock

• long, wooden boxes with ridges to filter the sand

• using a large, shallow pan to separate river sand and sediment

Match each of the following gold mining vocabulary terms to its correct definition.

sluicing

• used water jets to spray large sections of the riverbanks

• boats collected rover sediment and separated it using screens

• built large tunnels underground to look for veins of gold rock

• long, wooden boxes with ridges to filter the sand

• using a large, shallow pan to separate river sand and sediment

Match each of the following gold mining vocabulary terms to its correct definition.

hydraulic mining

• used water jets to spray large sections of the riverbanks

• boats collected rover sediment and separated it using screens

• built large tunnels underground to look for veins of gold rock

• long, wooden boxes with ridges to filter the sand

• using a large, shallow pan to separate river sand and sediment

Match each of the following gold mining vocabulary terms to its correct definition.

underground hard rock mining

• used water jets to spray large sections of the riverbanks

• boats collected rover sediment and separated it using screens

• built large tunnels underground to look for veins of gold rock

• long, wooden boxes with ridges to filter the sand

• using a large, shallow pan to separate river sand and sediment

Match each of the following people to their contribution during the Gold Rush.

James Marshall

• owned a store that sold gold supplies and made a huge profit by overpricing his supplies

• wrote famous letters about life during the Gold Rush

• discovered the first gold nuggets in California

• owned the sawmill where the first pieces of gold were discovered

Match each of the following people to their contribution during the Gold Rush.

John Sutter

• owned a store that sold gold supplies and made a huge profit by overpricing his supplies

• wrote famous letters about life during the Gold Rush

• discovered the first gold nuggets in California

• owned the sawmill where the first pieces of gold were discovered

Match each of the following people to their contribution during the Gold Rush.

Sam Brannan

• owned a store that sold gold supplies and made a huge profit by overpricing his supplies

• wrote famous letters about life during the Gold Rush

• discovered the first gold nuggets in California

• owned the sawmill where the first pieces of gold were discovered

Match each of the following people to their contribution during the Gold Rush.

Louise Clapp

• owned a store that sold gold supplies and made a huge profit by overpricing his supplies

• wrote famous letters about life during the Gold Rush

• discovered the first gold nuggets in California

• owned the sawmill where the first pieces of gold were discovered

What does the word increase mean, as in “the population increased"?

• to get smaller

• to make a choice

• to get bigger

• to lose