gold rush Flashcards
IN WHAT YEAR DID THE GOLD RUSH START
1848
WHAT WAS THE NAME GIVEN TO THE PEOPLE THAT WENT TO LOOK FOR GOLD?
FORTYNINERS
WHAT WAS ONE EFFECT THAT HAPPENED BECAUSE OF THE GOLD RUSH
TO MANY MIGRANTS
WHO WAS THE PERSON THAT FIRST FOUND GOLD IN SUTTER MILL
JAMES MARSHALL WAS THE ONE THAT FOUND GOLD IN THE RIVER WHEN HE WAS OVER SEEING THE SUTTER’S MILL BEING BUILT
The Gold Rush led to an explosion in manufacturing for mining and equipment for hydraulic operations, which led to
the increase production of lumber and the creation of new flour mills
WHICH STATE BECAME GROUND ZERO IN THE GOLD RUSH?
CALIFORNIA
what did Samuel Brannan create
mail delivery
During the Gold Rush, people came from many of the differents countries EXCEPT
JAPAN
what type of transportation was created to help prospectors reach California.
trains
boats
What type of international impact did the gold rush cause?
Agricultural producers in Chile had many consumers for their fruit
china exported significant amounts of sugar
What were some causes that affected the native workers?
illness and injury
WHAT WAS NOT ONE OF THE CONSEQUENCES THAT THE GOLD RUSH CAUSED
Rivers became clogged with sediment; forests were ravaged to produce timber; biodiversity was compromised and soil was polluted with chemicals from the mining process.
