The Gold Rush

What year did James Wilson Marshall find flakes of gold in the river near Sacramento?

• 1848

• 1861

• 1902

• 2020

Who was James Wilson Marshall building a saw mill for?

• President Thomas Jefferson

• John Sutter

• Lewis and Clark

• Sam Brannen

During 1848 and 1849 the population of California grew by over ______.

were the men who came to hunt for gold.

• 49ers

• migrators

• pioneers

• Native Americans

True or False: Many of the men digging for gold struck it rich.

• True

• False

The method miners used to separate dirt from gold is _______.

Which of the following is NOT a tool miners used?

• Pick

• Pan

• Scissors

• Shovel

A rapidly growing mining camp where miners would move after gold was found in a new place is called a ______.

• Gold Town

• Dynamite Town

• Ghost Town

• Boom Town

An abandoned town the miners left when the gold ran out was called a ______.

• Ghost Town

• Boom Town

• Gold Town

• Creepy Town

California became the ____ state in the US during the Gold Rush.