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Gold Rush Trivia

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1. How is gold different from silver?
Hydraulic mining
Gold is heavier - does not tarnish - and is more valuable.
Land of fire.
Panning - using a rocker or long tom - and hydraulic mining.

2. What happened to the Native American population as a result of the gold rush?
Overland - around Cape Horn - and across the Isthmus of Panama
Coyote mining
It decreased because they were either pushed off their land or killed.
President James K. Polk

3. Why were gold miners called '49ers?'
A businessman who employed James Marshall to build a sawmill.
Land of fire.
It decreased because they were either pushed off their land or killed.
Because they rushed to California in 1849.

4. What was Mr. Marshall's occupation?
It decreased because they were either pushed off their land or killed.
He was a carpenter.
Land of fire.
The population increased - prices of goods increased - and California eventually became a state.

5. What 3 things happened to California because of the gold rush?
Panning - using a rocker or long tom - and hydraulic mining.
It is soft - easy to work with - and does not tarnish.
Hangtown - Angel Camp - Rattlesnake Diggings - Git Up and Git - Old Dry Diggings.
The population increased - prices of goods increased - and California eventually became a state.

6. After the gold rush what did the miners do?
Oro
Sourdough
It decreased because they were either pushed off their land or killed.
Some stayed in California to start new businesses - some became farmers - others went back home?

7. What was the fastest way to get to California during the gold rush?
James Marshall
To take the Isthmus of Panama route.
Gold is heavier - does not tarnish - and is more valuable.
The population increased - prices of goods increased - and California eventually became a state.

8. What is mining called that sinks deep shafts into the ground?
January 24 - 1848
Coyote mining
Hydraulic mining
He was a carpenter.

9. Who was president when gold was discovered?
Oro
President James K. Polk
Panning - using a rocker or long tom - and hydraulic mining.
Hangtown - Angel Camp - Rattlesnake Diggings - Git Up and Git - Old Dry Diggings.

10. What is the Strait of Magellan?
It is a dangerous short cut through Cape Horn.
The population increased - prices of goods increased - and California eventually became a state.
He was a carpenter.
Oro

11. 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
Panning - using a rocker or long tom - and hydraulic mining.

12. What did some Chinese men do to make money in the gold fields?
Coyote mining
They planted vegetables and sold them to the miners.
It is a dangerous short cut through Cape Horn.
James Marshall

13. Where was gold discovered?
James Marshall
Coyote mining
It is a dangerous short cut through Cape Horn.
In the American River in Coloma

14. Who was John Sutter?
It is soft - easy to work with - and does not tarnish.
James Marshall
Gold is heavier - does not tarnish - and is more valuable.
A businessman who employed James Marshall to build a sawmill.

15. After the gold rush what did the miners do?
Hydraulic mining
Some stayed in California to start new businesses - some became farmers - others went back home?
Gold is heavier - does not tarnish - and is more valuable.
President James K. Polk

16. What was another nickname for a gold miner.
He was a carpenter.
Overland - around Cape Horn - and across the Isthmus of Panama
The population increased - prices of goods increased - and California eventually became a state.
Sourdough

17. What are 3 methods of gold mining?
Because they rushed to California in 1849.
President James K. Polk
Panning - using a rocker or long tom - and hydraulic mining.
Hangtown - Angel Camp - Rattlesnake Diggings - Git Up and Git - Old Dry Diggings.

18. What does terra del feugo mean?
A tailor who made heavy duty work pants for miners. We call them jeans.
Land of fire.
It is soft - easy to work with - and does not tarnish.
Because they rushed to California in 1849.

19. What is the Spanish word for gold?
Overland - around Cape Horn - and across the Isthmus of Panama
Gold is heavier - does not tarnish - and is more valuable.
January 24 - 1848
Oro

20. What are some of the properties of gold?
It is soft - easy to work with - and does not tarnish.
Because they rushed to California in 1849.
James Marshall
Coyote mining

21. What was the fastest way to get to California during the gold rush?
Overland - around Cape Horn - and across the Isthmus of Panama
To take the Isthmus of Panama route.
In the American River in Coloma
The population increased - prices of goods increased - and California eventually became a state.

22. What are 3 methods of gold mining?
Panning - using a rocker or long tom - and hydraulic mining.
It is soft - easy to work with - and does not tarnish.
Because they rushed to California in 1849.
Overland - around Cape Horn - and across the Isthmus of Panama

23. What is the Spanish word for gold?
Overland - around Cape Horn - and across the Isthmus of Panama
It is a dangerous short cut through Cape Horn.
Hangtown - Angel Camp - Rattlesnake Diggings - Git Up and Git - Old Dry Diggings.
Oro

24. Where was gold discovered?
Land of fire.
Some stayed in California to start new businesses - some became farmers - others went back home?
In the American River in Coloma
Because they rushed to California in 1849.

25. What are 3 names of miners' camps?
A businessman who employed James Marshall to build a sawmill.
Gold is heavier - does not tarnish - and is more valuable.
Land of fire.
Hangtown - Angel Camp - Rattlesnake Diggings - Git Up and Git - Old Dry Diggings.

26. What were the 3 main routes to get to California?
To take the Isthmus of Panama route.
Land of fire.
Overland - around Cape Horn - and across the Isthmus of Panama
A businessman who employed James Marshall to build a sawmill.

27. What is the Strait of Magellan?
It is a dangerous short cut through Cape Horn.
Land of fire.
President James K. Polk
Oro

28. Who was president when gold was discovered?
The population increased - prices of goods increased - and California eventually became a state.
President James K. Polk
It is a dangerous short cut through Cape Horn.
Gold is heavier - does not tarnish - and is more valuable.

29. Who was Levi Strauss?
A tailor who made heavy duty work pants for miners. We call them jeans.
They planted vegetables and sold them to the miners.
Hangtown - Angel Camp - Rattlesnake Diggings - Git Up and Git - Old Dry Diggings.
Land of fire.

30. What does terra del feugo mean?
Coyote mining
Hydraulic mining
To take the Isthmus of Panama route.
Land of fire.

31. How is gold different from silver?
Land of fire.
Gold is heavier - does not tarnish - and is more valuable.
Oro
Overland - around Cape Horn - and across the Isthmus of Panama

32. On what date was gold discovered in California?
Because they rushed to California in 1849.
Some stayed in California to start new businesses - some became farmers - others went back home?
It decreased because they were either pushed off their land or killed.
January 24 - 1848

33. What method of mining was banned because it was harmful to the environment?
Some stayed in California to start new businesses - some became farmers - others went back home?
January 24 - 1848
In the American River in Coloma
Hydraulic mining

34. What was another nickname for a gold miner.
They planted vegetables and sold them to the miners.
It decreased because they were either pushed off their land or killed.
Hydraulic mining
Sourdough

35. Who was John Sutter?
James Marshall
James Marshall
To take the Isthmus of Panama route.
A businessman who employed James Marshall to build a sawmill.

36. What 3 things happened to California because of the gold rush?
Because they rushed to California in 1849.
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.

37. Who was Levi Strauss?
Some stayed in California to start new businesses - some became farmers - others went back home?
A tailor who made heavy duty work pants for miners. We call them jeans.
Some stayed in California to start new businesses - some became farmers - others went back home?
Gold is heavier - does not tarnish - and is more valuable.

38. What were the 3 main routes to get to California?
It is soft - easy to work with - and does not tarnish.
To take the Isthmus of Panama route.
A tailor who made heavy duty work pants for miners. We call them jeans.
Overland - around Cape Horn - and across the Isthmus of Panama

39. What was Mr. Marshall's occupation?
A businessman who employed James Marshall to build a sawmill.
He was a carpenter.
Coyote mining
A tailor who made heavy duty work pants for miners. We call them jeans.

40. Who is credited with discovering gold?
Panning - using a rocker or long tom - and hydraulic mining.
It is a dangerous short cut through Cape Horn.
It decreased because they were either pushed off their land or killed.
James Marshall

41. Why were gold miners called '49ers?'
Gold is heavier - does not tarnish - and is more valuable.
The population increased - prices of goods increased - and California eventually became a state.
In the American River in Coloma
Because they rushed to California in 1849.

42. What method of mining was banned because it was harmful to the environment?
Hydraulic mining
In the American River in Coloma
To take the Isthmus of Panama route.
Hangtown - Angel Camp - Rattlesnake Diggings - Git Up and Git - Old Dry Diggings.

43. Who is credited with discovering gold?
It decreased because they were either pushed off their land or killed.
James Marshall
Sourdough
Some stayed in California to start new businesses - some became farmers - others went back home?

44. On what date was gold discovered in California?
James Marshall
January 24 - 1848
A tailor who made heavy duty work pants for miners. We call them jeans.
Sourdough

45. What did some Chinese men do to make money in the gold fields?
It is a dangerous short cut through Cape Horn.
Panning - using a rocker or long tom - and hydraulic mining.
Panning - using a rocker or long tom - and hydraulic mining.
They planted vegetables and sold them to the miners.

46. What are 3 names of miners' camps?
Hangtown - Angel Camp - Rattlesnake Diggings - Git Up and Git - Old Dry Diggings.
Hydraulic mining
President James K. Polk
They planted vegetables and sold them to the miners.

47. What are some of the properties of gold?
To take the Isthmus of Panama route.
January 24 - 1848
Panning - using a rocker or long tom - and hydraulic mining.
It is soft - easy to work with - and does not tarnish.

48. What happened to the Native American population as a result of the gold rush?
To take the Isthmus of Panama route.
Land of fire.
It decreased because they were either pushed off their land or killed.
Panning - using a rocker or long tom - and hydraulic mining.