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Gold Rush Trivia
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1. What were the 3 main routes to get to California?
Some stayed in California to start new businesses - some became farmers - others went back home?
James Marshall
Hangtown - Angel Camp - Rattlesnake Diggings - Git Up and Git - Old Dry Diggings.
Overland - around Cape Horn - and across the Isthmus of Panama
2. What did some Chinese men do to make money in the gold fields?
Sourdough
Hydraulic mining
They planted vegetables and sold them to the miners.
Hangtown - Angel Camp - Rattlesnake Diggings - Git Up and Git - Old Dry Diggings.
3. After the gold rush what did the miners do?
They planted vegetables and sold them to the miners.
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?
Panning - using a rocker or long tom - and hydraulic mining.
4. Who was president when gold was discovered?
Overland - around Cape Horn - and across the Isthmus of Panama
Gold is heavier - does not tarnish - and is more valuable.
President James K. Polk
He was a carpenter.
5. How is gold different from silver?
Hydraulic mining
Gold is heavier - does not tarnish - and is more valuable.
Panning - using a rocker or long tom - and hydraulic mining.
It is soft - easy to work with - and does not tarnish.
6. On what date was gold discovered in California?
In the American River in Coloma
To take the Isthmus of Panama route.
Hydraulic mining
January 24 - 1848
7. What is the Spanish word for gold?
Oro
It is a dangerous short cut through Cape Horn.
A tailor who made heavy duty work pants for miners. We call them jeans.
James Marshall
8. What are some of the properties of gold?
It decreased because they were either pushed off their land or killed.
In the American River in Coloma
President James K. Polk
It is soft - easy to work with - and does not tarnish.
9. Who was John Sutter?
President James K. Polk
Coyote mining
A businessman who employed James Marshall to build a sawmill.
In the American River in Coloma
10. Who is credited with discovering gold?
Oro
It is a dangerous short cut through Cape Horn.
They planted vegetables and sold them to the miners.
James Marshall
11. Who was Levi Strauss?
President James K. Polk
A businessman who employed James Marshall to build a sawmill.
A tailor who made heavy duty work pants for miners. We call them jeans.
Gold is heavier - does not tarnish - and is more valuable.
12. What was another nickname for a gold miner.
Sourdough
It is soft - easy to work with - and does not tarnish.
The population increased - prices of goods increased - and California eventually became a state.
James Marshall
13. Why were gold miners called '49ers?'
It is a dangerous short cut through Cape Horn.
Because they rushed to California in 1849.
Panning - using a rocker or long tom - and hydraulic mining.
Overland - around Cape Horn - and across the Isthmus of Panama
14. What happened to the Native American population as a result of the gold rush?
Because they rushed to California in 1849.
Coyote mining
To take the Isthmus of Panama route.
It decreased because they were either pushed off their land or killed.
15. What was Mr. Marshall's occupation?
The population increased - prices of goods increased - and California eventually became a state.
He was a carpenter.
January 24 - 1848
Overland - around Cape Horn - and across the Isthmus of Panama
16. Why were gold miners called '49ers?'
To take the Isthmus of Panama route.
It is soft - easy to work with - and does not tarnish.
Hangtown - Angel Camp - Rattlesnake Diggings - Git Up and Git - Old Dry Diggings.
Because they rushed to California in 1849.
17. What is the Strait of Magellan?
Oro
Because they rushed to California in 1849.
To take the Isthmus of Panama route.
It is a dangerous short cut through Cape Horn.
18. On what date was gold discovered in California?
Oro
Sourdough
James Marshall
January 24 - 1848
19. Where was gold discovered?
In the American River in Coloma
It is soft - easy to work with - and does not tarnish.
Overland - around Cape Horn - and across the Isthmus of Panama
Hydraulic mining
20. What was the fastest way to get to California during the gold rush?
To take the Isthmus of Panama route.
Panning - using a rocker or long tom - and hydraulic mining.
In the American River in Coloma
It decreased because they were either pushed off their land or killed.
21. What are 3 methods of gold mining?
Panning - using a rocker or long tom - and hydraulic mining.
Hydraulic mining
Land of fire.
To take the Isthmus of Panama route.
22. What are 3 names of miners' camps?
Hangtown - Angel Camp - Rattlesnake Diggings - Git Up and Git - Old Dry Diggings.
Overland - around Cape Horn - and across the Isthmus of Panama
In the American River in Coloma
The population increased - prices of goods increased - and California eventually became a state.
23. What is the Strait of Magellan?
It is a dangerous short cut through Cape Horn.
Because they rushed to California in 1849.
Sourdough
Sourdough
24. What are 3 methods of gold mining?
In the American River in Coloma
President James K. Polk
Panning - using a rocker or long tom - and hydraulic mining.
January 24 - 1848
25. What does terra del feugo mean?
Panning - using a rocker or long tom - and hydraulic mining.
Land of fire.
He was a carpenter.
January 24 - 1848
26. Who was president when gold was discovered?
President James K. Polk
Coyote mining
Panning - using a rocker or long tom - and hydraulic mining.
Hydraulic mining
27. What method of mining was banned because it was harmful to the environment?
Hydraulic mining
January 24 - 1848
A businessman who employed James Marshall to build a sawmill.
A businessman who employed James Marshall to build a sawmill.
28. What 3 things happened to California because of the gold rush?
January 24 - 1848
The population increased - prices of goods increased - and California eventually became a state.
Panning - using a rocker or long tom - and hydraulic mining.
He was a carpenter.
29. Who was John Sutter?
A businessman who employed James Marshall to build a sawmill.
A tailor who made heavy duty work pants for miners. We call them jeans.
A tailor who made heavy duty work pants for miners. We call them jeans.
Land of fire.
30. What happened to the Native American population as a result of the gold rush?
A businessman who employed James Marshall to build a sawmill.
It decreased because they were either pushed off their land or killed.
James Marshall
Coyote mining
31. What 3 things happened to California because of the gold rush?
Coyote mining
Panning - using a rocker or long tom - and hydraulic mining.
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.
32. What method of mining was banned because it was harmful to the environment?
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.
Hydraulic mining
33. What are some of the properties of gold?
Overland - around Cape Horn - and across the Isthmus of Panama
It is a dangerous short cut through Cape Horn.
He was a carpenter.
It is soft - easy to work with - and does not tarnish.
34. How is gold different from silver?
Gold is heavier - does not tarnish - and is more valuable.
He was a carpenter.
He was a carpenter.
It decreased because they were either pushed off their land or killed.
35. What does terra del feugo mean?
Panning - using a rocker or long tom - and hydraulic mining.
They planted vegetables and sold them to the miners.
Land of fire.
Hydraulic mining
36. After the gold rush what did the miners do?
It is soft - easy to work with - and does not tarnish.
Hangtown - Angel Camp - Rattlesnake Diggings - Git Up and Git - Old Dry Diggings.
Some stayed in California to start new businesses - some became farmers - others went back home?
In the American River in Coloma
37. Who is credited with discovering gold?
A tailor who made heavy duty work pants for miners. We call them jeans.
Because they rushed to California in 1849.
Sourdough
James Marshall
38. What were the 3 main routes to get to California?
The population increased - prices of goods increased - and California eventually became a state.
Overland - around Cape Horn - and across the Isthmus of Panama
Sourdough
Panning - using a rocker or long tom - and hydraulic mining.
39. What is mining called that sinks deep shafts into the ground?
The population increased - prices of goods increased - and California eventually became a state.
President James K. Polk
Coyote mining
A businessman who employed James Marshall to build a sawmill.
40. What was another nickname for a gold miner.
It is soft - easy to work with - and does not tarnish.
Sourdough
Overland - around Cape Horn - and across the Isthmus of Panama
Overland - around Cape Horn - and across the Isthmus of Panama
41. What are 3 names of miners' camps?
Some stayed in California to start new businesses - some became farmers - others went back home?
Sourdough
James Marshall
Hangtown - Angel Camp - Rattlesnake Diggings - Git Up and Git - Old Dry Diggings.
42. What was the fastest way to get to California during the gold rush?
Because they rushed to California in 1849.
To take the Isthmus of Panama route.
Coyote mining
The population increased - prices of goods increased - and California eventually became a state.
43. What did some Chinese men do to make money in the gold fields?
Hydraulic mining
To take the Isthmus of Panama route.
They planted vegetables and sold them to the miners.
It is a dangerous short cut through Cape Horn.
44. Who was Levi Strauss?
Oro
Some stayed in California to start new businesses - some became farmers - others went back home?
Land of fire.
A tailor who made heavy duty work pants for miners. We call them jeans.
45. What is mining called that sinks deep shafts into the ground?
Hydraulic mining
Oro
Gold is heavier - does not tarnish - and is more valuable.
Coyote mining
46. What was Mr. Marshall's occupation?
He was a carpenter.
It is a dangerous short cut through Cape Horn.
Coyote mining
President James K. Polk
47. Where was gold discovered?
A tailor who made heavy duty work pants for miners. We call them jeans.
To take the Isthmus of Panama route.
Coyote mining
In the American River in Coloma
48. What is the Spanish word for gold?
Oro
Hydraulic mining
Overland - around Cape Horn - and across the Isthmus of Panama
It is a dangerous short cut through Cape Horn.
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