Gold Rush Recap

What state did people rush to for gold?

• Connecticut

• California

• Carolina

• Colorado

What was the nickname given to the people moving west for gold?

• Forty-Seveners

• Gold Rushers

• Greedy Losers

• Forty-Niners

Why were they called Forty-Niners?

• They had to be 49 years old

• There had to be 49 people in the group to count

• They moved in 1849

• They moved in 1949

True / False: The Forty-Niners were only Americans from the USA

• True

• False

True / False: Miners worked less hours for more money.

• True

• False

True / False: Shop owners became wealthy from charging high prices

• True

• False

Give me 1 (one) supply / thing from the passage that miners needed to look for gold.

Why were Boomtowns given their name?

• They "boomed" in population

• They were made by exploding area to develope

• It was common for actual explosions to happen in the town

• It was made by boomers

What was Hydraulic mining?

• Mining with multiple arms

• Mining with hydras

• Spraying water into the earth to mine

• Spraying gasoline into the ground

What was the name for abandoned towns?

• Zombie towns

• Ghost towns

• Spooky towns

• Abandoned Towns