Chapter 6 study guide

Question 1

Coloma

Answer 1

place where gold was first discovered in CA

Question 2

Peter H. Burnett

Answer 2

first governor of CA

Question 3

Mifflin Gibbs

Answer 3

shoe store owner who helped start the first African-American newspaper ( Mirror of the Times)

Question 4

Levi Strauss

Answer 4

businessman who made denim pants for miners

Question 5

Biddy Mason

Answer 5

former slave who made a fortune buying land in Los Angeles and helped start a school for African Americans

Question 6

Bennett Riley

Answer 6

military governor of CA and called for Monterey Convention

Question 7

Staking a claim

Answer 7

hammered wooden stakes into the ground around the area they wanted

Question 8

Fastest way to California (from Eastern US)

Answer 8

by ship through the Isthmus of Panama

Question 9

Inflation

Answer 9

shortage of goods and labor that made prices go up

Question 10

Women during the Gold Rush

Answer 10

made a lot of money by opening hotels, restaurants, and laundries

Question 11

“Mirror of the Times”

Answer 11

first CA newspaper owned by African-Americans

Question 12

Results of the Monterey Convention

Answer 12

a written constitution for CA was made

Question 13

Year of California’s statehood

Answer 13

1850

Question 14

Effects of Gold Rush on San Francisco

Answer 14

Population growth
Opened businesses for miners
Became a busy port

Question 15

Why some miners became poorer during the Gold Rush

Answer 15

Many did not find gold.
Used all money to live
Inflation caused them to spend all their money