California Gold Rush

Where was gold first discovered in California?

• Sutters Mill
• San Fransisco
• San Diego
• Sacramento

Which grouped came from overseas to join the gold rush?

• Russians
• Chinese
• Germans
• Gauls 

What were the people who searched for gold called?

• Gold diggers
• 49ers
• Crazy
• 76ers

True or False: More people struck it rich by finding gold, even small amounts, than with businesses and services for miners

• True
• False

What is one of the main natural resources?

• Dairy
• People
• Clothes
• Water

19th century Chinese immigrants are known for what?

• Work in building the Transcontinental Railroad
• Work in New York factories
• Contributions to the steel industry
• Contributions to John D. Rockefeller

How did Chinese immigrants face hostility in boomtowns?

• They were not paid enough
• Laws restricted Chinese miners from claims
• They did not work hard enough
• Some people thought they were vigilantes

What is a fast economic or population growth called?

• bust
• treaty
• boom
• reservation

Why was Area 3 so difficult to travel through?

• The area was wider than other parts of the country
• The area consisted of mountains and rugged terrain (land)
• The area had not been explored by previous travelers
• The area was populated with too many Native Americans

The first railroad to cross the United States was the....

• Union Pacific Railroad
• Central Pacific Railroad
• Missouri Railroad
• Transcontinental Railroad