The California Gold Rush

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The California Gold Rush

Open your social studies book to page 292

Review....

The United States now controlled land from coast to coast
People were traveling west for various reasons, including religious freedom
People were going to places like California and Oregon

page 292

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page 292-293

Why did gold have great value?
What were people using gold for?

Multiple Choice

Why is gold valuable?

It's beautiful

It's scarce and won't become discolored.

It was needed to make clothing.

Gold was not valuable.

Open Ended

What was the population of San Francisco in 1856?

Type response here

Page 294-295

Multiple Select

Which of the following were issues faced by miners? Choose all that are true.

They worked in freezing waters.

They became bored.

The suffered from disease.

They suffered from poor diets.

Some did not have success.

Open Ended

How did some people make money if they were not miners?

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