Pioneers & Gold Rush

Why were people rushing to California in 1849?

• Wagons

• The Homestead Act

• Gold

• Shovels

True or False: More people made money selling supplies than they did actually finding gold.

• True

• False

Most Pioneers traveled to the West by:

• Locomotive

• Ship

• Wagon

People who went to California in search of gold were called:

• Goldies

• Californios

• 49'ers

The mechanism used to lower pioneers down into the mines was called a:

• Hoist

• 49'ers

• Felt Cap

Levi's Jackets used by miners were called:

• Jeanies

• Sluices

• Blouses

Most Pioneers lived in this type of house:

• Sod House

• Prairie Dog House

• Log Cabin

People who were daring enough to go out west to build homesteads & explore new opportunities were called:

• Wagon Crazies

• Pioneers

• Lincolners

• Sooners

Which of these groups were NOT one of the ones to take advantage of the Homestead Act of 1862?

• Single women

• Immigrants

• Formerly Enslaved Peoples

• Chinese Immigrants

True OR False: The journey west for Pioneers was MOSTLY safe.

• TRUE

• FALSE