Chapter 6 lesson Flashcards
Where did John Sutter build a sawmill?
Coloma
who was James Marshall?
A carpenter
What was found near sutter’s mill?
Gold
what was “gold fever”
When people wanted GOLD
What is a gold rush?
A huge movement to a place with gold
WHo was Sam Brannan?
He traveled to CA to see if the Stories were true
What did workers do at stutters mill when it first opened? and then how did this change?
First it was a saw mill and then it changed when old was found
What were forty niners?
Miners
What happend after President Polk announced the discovery of gold in California?
A gold rush happened
Explain the role African Americans had in the gold rush?
If they found 2,000$ they could be fee
What were the 3 main routes to california from the U.S?
1isthmus of panama
2 land
3 around the tip of SA
name the pros and cons of each of the 3 routes to California
1 pro con 2 pro con 3 pro con
I don’t know what pros and cons mean!!!!
Where else besides US did 49ers come from?
Every continent expect Africa nd Antartic
what was “Gum Sam”?
Gold mountain
why di Lu Ng come to california?
Because there was a flood
