Week 19 Social Studies Review

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

• a) long, wooden boxes with ridges to filter the sand

• b) used water jets to spray large sections of the riverbanks

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

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

• e) boats collected rover sediment and separated it using screens

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

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

• b) used water jets to spray large sections of the riverbanks

• c) boats collected rover sediment and separated it using screens

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

• e) long, wooden boxes with ridges to filter the sand

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

• a) boats collected rover sediment and separated it using screens

• b) used water jets to spray large sections of the riverbanks

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

• d) long, wooden boxes with ridges to filter the sand

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

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

• long, wooden boxes with ridges to filter the sand

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

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

• boats collected rover sediment and separated it using screens

• used water jets to spray large sections of the riverbanks

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

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

• boats collected rover sediment and separated it using screens

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

• long, wooden boxes with ridges to filter the sand

• used water jets to spray large sections of the riverbanks

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

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

• discovered the first gold nuggets in California

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

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

• discovered the first gold nuggets in California

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

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

• wrote famous letters about life during the Gold Rush

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

• discovered the first gold nuggets in California

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

• discovered the first gold nuggets in California

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

• 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

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

• to make a choice

• to lose

• to get bigger

• to get smaller