Wednesday, November 20, 2013
Questions
Questions for Cards
1.
Where did the California Gold Rush begin?
Answer: Sutter’s Mill
2.
What were Gold Seekers often called?
Answer: 49ers
3.
How Many Residents of San Francisco were there
in 1846?
Answer: 200
4.
What kind of transportation methods were used?
Answer: Steamships and Railroads
5.
Who was gold first found by in California
Answer: James Marshall
6.
Did gold mining also caused environmental harm
to rivers and lakes?
Answer: Yes
7.
Who was the president of the U.S during this
time?
Answer: James K Polk
8.
Was the Gold rush a male dominated event?
Answer: Yes
9.
What were deserted boomtowns often called?
Answer: Ghost towns
10. Was California admitted as a state during the
Rush?
Answer: Yes
11. How many Natives were living in California
before the Gold Rush
Answer: 14000
12. What did the first people who came to the Gold
Rush Travel on?
Answer: Ships
13. How long did the ship ride take to get to
California?
Answer: A Year
14. How
many Miles was the walk from to Califoria?
Answer: 2000 miles
15. How long did the wagon ride take to reach
California?
Answer:
4-6 Months
What were some of the problems
for those traveling to California
Diseases
Where
was the California gold rush located
California
What
did the miners find
Gold
What
tools did miners use mine get the gold?
Shovel,
pick axe,
What
did they use to get the gold out?
Mine
carts
How
many types of people were involved?
5
why
were there ghost towns?
area
was out of gold
(3)
Move 3 spaces
what
type of animal was mostly used to ride?
Horse
How
did they use to transport the gold?
Trains
What
did they build houses out of?
wood
What
year did the California Gold Rush end?
1855
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