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Gold Rush Trivia

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1. Who was John Sutter?
Because they rushed to California in 1849.
It decreased because they were either pushed off their land or killed.
In the American River in Coloma
A businessman who employed James Marshall to build a sawmill.

2. What are 3 names of miners' camps?
A tailor who made heavy duty work pants for miners. We call them jeans.
To take the Isthmus of Panama route.
Coyote mining
Hangtown - Angel Camp - Rattlesnake Diggings - Git Up and Git - Old Dry Diggings.

3. What are 3 methods of gold mining?
He was a carpenter.
To take the Isthmus of Panama route.
Panning - using a rocker or long tom - and hydraulic mining.
Oro

4. After the gold rush what did the miners do?
Because they rushed to California in 1849.
Sourdough
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?

5. On what date was gold discovered in California?
Sourdough
It is soft - easy to work with - and does not tarnish.
January 24 - 1848
James Marshall

6. What was another nickname for a gold miner.
A businessman who employed James Marshall to build a sawmill.
He was a carpenter.
January 24 - 1848
Sourdough

7. What are 3 methods of gold mining?
A businessman who employed James Marshall to build a sawmill.
Panning - using a rocker or long tom - and hydraulic mining.
Oro
Sourdough

8. Why were gold miners called '49ers?'
Because they rushed to California in 1849.
James Marshall
President James K. Polk
Oro

9. Who was president when gold was discovered?
To take the Isthmus of Panama route.
It is soft - easy to work with - and does not tarnish.
President James K. Polk
Overland - around Cape Horn - and across the Isthmus of Panama

10. What 3 things happened to California because of the gold rush?
January 24 - 1848
Overland - around Cape Horn - and across the Isthmus of Panama
The population increased - prices of goods increased - and California eventually became a state.
Gold is heavier - does not tarnish - and is more valuable.

11. Who was Levi Strauss?
A businessman who employed James Marshall to build a sawmill.
It is soft - easy to work with - and does not tarnish.
January 24 - 1848
A tailor who made heavy duty work pants for miners. We call them jeans.

12. After the gold rush what did the miners do?
They planted vegetables and sold them to the miners.
Panning - using a rocker or long tom - and hydraulic mining.
In the American River in Coloma
Some stayed in California to start new businesses - some became farmers - others went back home?

13. How is gold different from silver?
He was a carpenter.
Gold is heavier - does not tarnish - and is more valuable.
Some stayed in California to start new businesses - some became farmers - others went back home?
Panning - using a rocker or long tom - and hydraulic mining.

14. Who is credited with discovering gold?
Gold is heavier - does not tarnish - and is more valuable.
James Marshall
Because they rushed to California in 1849.
He was a carpenter.

15. What was another nickname for a gold miner.
A businessman who employed James Marshall to build a sawmill.
Overland - around Cape Horn - and across the Isthmus of Panama
Gold is heavier - does not tarnish - and is more valuable.
Sourdough

16. Where was gold discovered?
A businessman who employed James Marshall to build a sawmill.
Overland - around Cape Horn - and across the Isthmus of Panama
It is soft - easy to work with - and does not tarnish.
In the American River in Coloma

17. Who is credited with discovering gold?
To take the Isthmus of Panama route.
A businessman who employed James Marshall to build a sawmill.
Coyote mining
James Marshall

18. What were the 3 main routes to get to California?
They planted vegetables and sold them to the miners.
Panning - using a rocker or long tom - and hydraulic mining.
January 24 - 1848
Overland - around Cape Horn - and across the Isthmus of Panama

19. What was Mr. Marshall's occupation?
Oro
They planted vegetables and sold them to the miners.
He was a carpenter.
President James K. Polk

20. Where was gold discovered?
It is soft - easy to work with - and does not tarnish.
In the American River in Coloma
Some stayed in California to start new businesses - some became farmers - others went back home?
Land of fire.

21. Who was president when gold was discovered?
Land of fire.
President James K. Polk
It is soft - easy to work with - and does not tarnish.
It decreased because they were either pushed off their land or killed.

22. What does terra del feugo mean?
James Marshall
Some stayed in California to start new businesses - some became farmers - others went back home?
It is soft - easy to work with - and does not tarnish.
Land of fire.

23. What is the Spanish word for gold?
Oro
Gold is heavier - does not tarnish - and is more valuable.
Land of fire.
Panning - using a rocker or long tom - and hydraulic mining.

24. What were the 3 main routes to get to California?
A tailor who made heavy duty work pants for miners. We call them jeans.
Panning - using a rocker or long tom - and hydraulic mining.
It decreased because they were either pushed off their land or killed.
Overland - around Cape Horn - and across the Isthmus of Panama

25. What are 3 names of miners' camps?
He was a carpenter.
Oro
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.

26. Why were gold miners called '49ers?'
James Marshall
Hangtown - Angel Camp - Rattlesnake Diggings - Git Up and Git - Old Dry Diggings.
Because they rushed to California in 1849.
President James K. Polk

27. What method of mining was banned because it was harmful to the environment?
Hydraulic mining
They planted vegetables and sold them to the miners.
Overland - around Cape Horn - and across the Isthmus of Panama
The population increased - prices of goods increased - and California eventually became a state.

28. What method of mining was banned because it was harmful to the environment?
Hydraulic mining
Gold is heavier - does not tarnish - and is more valuable.
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.

29. What is the Strait of Magellan?
Hangtown - Angel Camp - Rattlesnake Diggings - Git Up and Git - Old Dry Diggings.
James Marshall
It is a dangerous short cut through Cape Horn.
Oro

30. What did some Chinese men do to make money in the gold fields?
Land of fire.
They planted vegetables and sold them to the miners.
President James K. Polk
A businessman who employed James Marshall to build a sawmill.

31. What is the Spanish word for gold?
Oro
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.
Some stayed in California to start new businesses - some became farmers - others went back home?

32. Who was Levi Strauss?
A tailor who made heavy duty work pants for miners. We call them jeans.
Gold is heavier - does not tarnish - and is more valuable.
Oro
January 24 - 1848

33. What was Mr. Marshall's occupation?
It decreased because they were either pushed off their land or killed.
To take the Isthmus of Panama route.
Because they rushed to California in 1849.
He was a carpenter.

34. What is mining called that sinks deep shafts into the ground?
Coyote mining
Some stayed in California to start new businesses - some became farmers - others went back home?
January 24 - 1848
Hydraulic mining

35. 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.
Hangtown - Angel Camp - Rattlesnake Diggings - Git Up and Git - Old Dry Diggings.
Because they rushed to California in 1849.

36. What was the fastest way to get to California during the gold rush?
Coyote mining
A tailor who made heavy duty work pants for miners. We call them jeans.
To take the Isthmus of Panama route.
Hangtown - Angel Camp - Rattlesnake Diggings - Git Up and Git - Old Dry Diggings.

37. Who was John Sutter?
A businessman who employed James Marshall to build a sawmill.
President James K. Polk
In the American River in Coloma
In the American River in Coloma

38. On what date was gold discovered in California?
January 24 - 1848
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.
Sourdough

39. How is gold different from silver?
Gold is heavier - does not tarnish - and is more valuable.
It decreased because they were either pushed off their land or killed.
Sourdough
Oro

40. What are some of the properties of gold?
Hydraulic mining
In the American River in Coloma
Sourdough
It is soft - easy to work with - and does not tarnish.

41. What does terra del feugo mean?
They planted vegetables and sold them to the miners.
Panning - using a rocker or long tom - and hydraulic mining.
Overland - around Cape Horn - and across the Isthmus of Panama
Land of fire.

42. 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.
The population increased - prices of goods increased - and California eventually became a state.
President James K. Polk
Gold is heavier - does not tarnish - and is more valuable.

43. 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.
It is a dangerous short cut through Cape Horn.
Gold is heavier - does not tarnish - and is more valuable.

44. What is mining called that sinks deep shafts into the ground?
Panning - using a rocker or long tom - and hydraulic mining.
To take the Isthmus of Panama route.
He was a carpenter.
Coyote mining

45. What is the Strait of Magellan?
President James K. Polk
It is a dangerous short cut through Cape Horn.
Coyote mining
Gold is heavier - does not tarnish - and is more valuable.

46. 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.
Panning - using a rocker or long tom - and hydraulic mining.
Sourdough
Oro

47. What are some of the properties of gold?
James Marshall
Land of fire.
The population increased - prices of goods increased - and California eventually became a state.
It is soft - easy to work with - and does not tarnish.

48. What did some Chinese men do to make money in the gold fields?
To take the Isthmus of Panama route.
They planted vegetables and sold them to the miners.
In the American River in Coloma
It decreased because they were either pushed off their land or killed.