The Gold Rush Flashcards
1
Q
When was gold found in California?
A
1848
2
Q
Who was the gold found by?
A
James Marshall
3
Q
What did the tens of thousands of fortune seekers become known as?
A
The 49ers
4
Q
How was gold originally found?
A
By panning river beds
5
Q
What did a lot of people arrive to do?
A
Run services
Like saloons
Shops
Prostitutes
6
Q
How was gold found after the streams were exhausted?
A
Underground Mining
7
Q
Why was it violent?
A
People often had guns and heavy drinking was common
8
Q
Who was there a lot of tension with?
A
The Indians
9
Q
What did whites do to the Indians?
A
Enslaved them and killed them
