4)The Gold rush

Question 1

When was gold found in California

Answer 1

1848

Question 2

Who was the gold found by

Answer 2

James Marshall

Question 3

What did the tens of thousands of fortune seekers become known as

Answer 3

The 49’ers

Question 4

Who set up a supply shop

Answer 4

Sam Brannan- he earned money than most miners

Question 5

Between 1848-1852 the non native population grew from…

Answer 5

14,000 to 225000

Question 6

What happened to the makeshift camps

Answer 6

The developed into mining towns

Question 7

How much did most miners earn a day

Answer 7

$3

Question 8

What did a lot of people arrive to do

Answer 8

Run services, like saloons, shops and prostitutes

Question 9

How was gold originally found

Answer 9

By panning the river beds

Question 10

How was gold found after the streams were exhausted

Answer 10

Underground mining

Question 11

What were claim jumpers

Answer 11

People who stole claims of people mines

Question 12

Why was it violent

Answer 12

People often had guns and heavy drinking was common

Question 13

Who was there a lot of tension with

Answer 13

The Indians

Question 14

When did California become a state? (60,000 people)

Answer 14

In 1850

Question 15

How much was the monthly tax for anyone who wasn’t American

Answer 15

$20

Question 16

Where did California get 50% of their income from?

Answer 16

The Chinese miner’s taxes

Question 17

Between 1849 and 1850 the population of San Fransisco grew from

Answer 17

2000 to 35,000

Question 18

What did whites do to the Indians

Answer 18

Enslaved them and killed them

Question 19

How much was the reward for an Indian Head

Answer 19

$500

Question 20

How many natives where there in 1848

Answer 20

150,000

Question 21

How many natives were there in 1870?

Answer 21

30,000