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Gold Rush Trivia

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1. What happened to the Native American population as a result of the gold rush?
It decreased because they were either pushed off their land or killed.
Hydraulic mining
A businessman who employed James Marshall to build a sawmill.
Panning - using a rocker or long tom - and hydraulic mining.

2. What was another nickname for a gold miner.
Sourdough
A tailor who made heavy duty work pants for miners. We call them jeans.
They planted vegetables and sold them to the miners.
January 24 - 1848

3. What is the Strait of Magellan?
To take the Isthmus of Panama route.
Oro
James Marshall
It is a dangerous short cut through Cape Horn.

4. What is the Spanish word for gold?
President James K. Polk
Oro
President James K. Polk
They planted vegetables and sold them to the miners.

5. What 3 things happened to California because of the gold rush?
They planted vegetables and sold them to the miners.
They planted vegetables and sold them to the miners.
The population increased - prices of goods increased - and California eventually became a state.
In the American River in Coloma

6. What did some Chinese men do to make money in the gold fields?
It is a dangerous short cut through Cape Horn.
Gold is heavier - does not tarnish - and is more valuable.
It is a dangerous short cut through Cape Horn.
They planted vegetables and sold them to the miners.

7. What are 3 methods of gold mining?
It is a dangerous short cut through Cape Horn.
Hydraulic mining
Panning - using a rocker or long tom - and hydraulic mining.
To take the Isthmus of Panama route.

8. What are some of the properties of gold?
To take the Isthmus of Panama route.
It is soft - easy to work with - and does not tarnish.
Gold is heavier - does not tarnish - and is more valuable.
Because they rushed to California in 1849.

9. What are 3 names of miners' camps?
In the American River in Coloma
It is soft - easy to work with - and does not tarnish.
Hangtown - Angel Camp - Rattlesnake Diggings - Git Up and Git - Old Dry Diggings.
Panning - using a rocker or long tom - and hydraulic mining.

10. What are 3 names of miners' camps?
Hangtown - Angel Camp - Rattlesnake Diggings - Git Up and Git - Old Dry Diggings.
Because they rushed to California in 1849.
It is a dangerous short cut through Cape Horn.
Some stayed in California to start new businesses - some became farmers - others went back home?

11. Why were gold miners called '49ers?'
It decreased because they were either pushed off their land or killed.
Panning - using a rocker or long tom - and hydraulic mining.
Panning - using a rocker or long tom - and hydraulic mining.
Because they rushed to California in 1849.

12. What does terra del feugo mean?
Because they rushed to California in 1849.
A tailor who made heavy duty work pants for miners. We call them jeans.
Overland - around Cape Horn - and across the Isthmus of Panama
Land of fire.

13. Who was John Sutter?
Overland - around Cape Horn - and across the Isthmus of Panama
A businessman who employed James Marshall to build a sawmill.
Sourdough
Some stayed in California to start new businesses - some became farmers - others went back home?

14. Who was president when gold was discovered?
January 24 - 1848
The population increased - prices of goods increased - and California eventually became a state.
To take the Isthmus of Panama route.
President James K. Polk

15. What were the 3 main routes to get to California?
Overland - around Cape Horn - and across the Isthmus of Panama
It is a dangerous short cut through Cape Horn.
President James K. Polk
The population increased - prices of goods increased - and California eventually became a state.

16. On what date was gold discovered in California?
To take the Isthmus of Panama route.
January 24 - 1848
Overland - around Cape Horn - and across the Isthmus of Panama
Hangtown - Angel Camp - Rattlesnake Diggings - Git Up and Git - Old Dry Diggings.

17. After the gold rush what did the miners do?
Oro
Some stayed in California to start new businesses - some became farmers - others went back home?
The population increased - prices of goods increased - and California eventually became a state.
Land of fire.

18. What was Mr. Marshall's occupation?
The population increased - prices of goods increased - and California eventually became a state.
A tailor who made heavy duty work pants for miners. We call them jeans.
He was a carpenter.
A tailor who made heavy duty work pants for miners. We call them jeans.

19. On what date was gold discovered in California?
Gold is heavier - does not tarnish - and is more valuable.
Hangtown - Angel Camp - Rattlesnake Diggings - Git Up and Git - Old Dry Diggings.
President James K. Polk
January 24 - 1848

20. What happened to the Native American population as a result of the gold rush?
Hydraulic mining
The population increased - prices of goods increased - and California eventually became a state.
It decreased because they were either pushed off their land or killed.
They planted vegetables and sold them to the miners.

21. What are some of the properties of gold?
To take the Isthmus of Panama route.
It is soft - easy to work with - and does not tarnish.
A tailor who made heavy duty work pants for miners. We call them jeans.
President James K. Polk

22. Who was Levi Strauss?
They planted vegetables and sold them to the miners.
It decreased because they were either pushed off their land or killed.
A tailor who made heavy duty work pants for miners. We call them jeans.
To take the Isthmus of Panama route.

23. How is gold different from silver?
President James K. Polk
It is soft - easy to work with - and does not tarnish.
Because they rushed to California in 1849.
Gold is heavier - does not tarnish - and is more valuable.

24. What does terra del feugo mean?
Overland - around Cape Horn - and across the Isthmus of Panama
Land of fire.
In the American River in Coloma
The population increased - prices of goods increased - and California eventually became a state.

25. What are 3 methods of gold mining?
January 24 - 1848
He was a carpenter.
Panning - using a rocker or long tom - and hydraulic mining.
Overland - around Cape Horn - and across the Isthmus of Panama

26. What is the Spanish word for gold?
Oro
It is soft - easy to work with - and does not tarnish.
It decreased because they were either pushed off their land or killed.
Overland - around Cape Horn - and across the Isthmus of Panama

27. How is gold different from silver?
Land of fire.
Oro
Gold is heavier - does not tarnish - and is more valuable.
It is soft - easy to work with - and does not tarnish.

28. What was Mr. Marshall's occupation?
He was a carpenter.
It is soft - easy to work with - and does not tarnish.
In the American River in Coloma
A tailor who made heavy duty work pants for miners. We call them jeans.

29. What method of mining was banned because it was harmful to the environment?
President James K. Polk
Sourdough
It is a dangerous short cut through Cape Horn.
Hydraulic mining

30. What was the fastest way to get to California during the gold rush?
Hydraulic mining
It decreased because they were either pushed off their land or killed.
To take the Isthmus of Panama route.
A businessman who employed James Marshall to build a sawmill.

31. What is the Strait of Magellan?
It is soft - easy to work with - and does not tarnish.
A businessman who employed James Marshall to build a sawmill.
They planted vegetables and sold them to the miners.
It is a dangerous short cut through Cape Horn.

32. What was another nickname for a gold miner.
Overland - around Cape Horn - and across the Isthmus of Panama
Overland - around Cape Horn - and across the Isthmus of Panama
It decreased because they were either pushed off their land or killed.
Sourdough

33. Who was Levi Strauss?
January 24 - 1848
Coyote mining
A tailor who made heavy duty work pants for miners. We call them jeans.
Sourdough

34. What method of mining was banned because it was harmful to the environment?
A tailor who made heavy duty work pants for miners. We call them jeans.
Hydraulic mining
Panning - using a rocker or long tom - and hydraulic mining.
President James K. Polk

35. After the gold rush what did the miners do?
Land of fire.
Hangtown - Angel Camp - Rattlesnake Diggings - Git Up and Git - Old Dry Diggings.
Oro
Some stayed in California to start new businesses - some became farmers - others went back home?

36. Where was gold discovered?
The population increased - prices of goods increased - and California eventually became a state.
It is a dangerous short cut through Cape Horn.
In the American River in Coloma
President James K. Polk

37. Who is credited with discovering gold?
He was a carpenter.
James Marshall
Hydraulic mining
Land of fire.

38. Where was gold discovered?
Overland - around Cape Horn - and across the Isthmus of Panama
Hangtown - Angel Camp - Rattlesnake Diggings - Git Up and Git - Old Dry Diggings.
In the American River in Coloma
Panning - using a rocker or long tom - and hydraulic mining.

39. What is mining called that sinks deep shafts into the ground?
Hangtown - Angel Camp - Rattlesnake Diggings - Git Up and Git - Old Dry Diggings.
A tailor who made heavy duty work pants for miners. We call them jeans.
It is soft - easy to work with - and does not tarnish.
Coyote mining

40. What did some Chinese men do to make money in the gold fields?
Gold is heavier - does not tarnish - and is more valuable.
Coyote mining
To take the Isthmus of Panama route.
They planted vegetables and sold them to the miners.

41. Who was president when gold was discovered?
Oro
The population increased - prices of goods increased - and California eventually became a state.
Overland - around Cape Horn - and across the Isthmus of Panama
President James K. Polk

42. Who was John Sutter?
It decreased because they were either pushed off their land or killed.
It is soft - easy to work with - and does not tarnish.
The population increased - prices of goods increased - and California eventually became a state.
A businessman who employed James Marshall to build a sawmill.

43. What were the 3 main routes to get to California?
It decreased because they were either pushed off their land or killed.
Overland - around Cape Horn - and across the Isthmus of Panama
Some stayed in California to start new businesses - some became farmers - others went back home?
Land of fire.

44. What was the fastest way to get to California during the gold rush?
Because they rushed to California in 1849.
It decreased because they were either pushed off their land or killed.
To take the Isthmus of Panama route.
In the American River in Coloma

45. Who is credited with discovering gold?
James Marshall
Oro
A tailor who made heavy duty work pants for miners. We call them jeans.
Sourdough

46. What is mining called that sinks deep shafts into the ground?
To take the Isthmus of Panama route.
It decreased because they were either pushed off their land or killed.
Coyote mining
Land of fire.

47. Why were gold miners called '49ers?'
Coyote mining
Because they rushed to California in 1849.
A businessman who employed James Marshall to build a sawmill.
Panning - using a rocker or long tom - and hydraulic mining.

48. What 3 things happened to California because of the gold rush?
Coyote mining
The population increased - prices of goods increased - and California eventually became a state.
January 24 - 1848
A businessman who employed James Marshall to build a sawmill.