Week 21: California in 1848 and John Sutter

The Oregon Trail was used for:

• A trade route between Native American tribes

• A migration route for settlers moving west

• A military supply line during the Civil War

• A path for gold miners during the Gold Rush

Fill in the blank: James Marshall was a carpenter who worked for ______ at Sutter's Mill.

• John Sutter

• Henry Ford

• Thomas Edison

• Andrew Carnegie

What impact did the discovery of gold have on California?

• It led to a significant increase in population and economic growth.

• It caused a decline in population and economic stagnation.

• It resulted in California becoming a major agricultural state.

• It had no significant impact on California's development.

What are the different methods of gold mining mentioned in the text?

• Gold Pans, The Long Tom, The Rocker

• Open-pit mining, underground mining, and leaching

• Dredging, hydraulic mining, and sluicing

• Panning, cradling, and dry blowing

What was the impact of the news of gold discovery in California, according to the text?

• It led to a massive migration to California.

• It caused a decline in California's population.

• It had no significant impact on California.

• It resulted in California becoming a desert.