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Vocab True or False?

Who Am I?

Mixed Bag O’ Gold

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the practice of owning peopleand forcing them to work

What is slavery?

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Gold was first found at Sutter’s sawmill.

What is true?

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Entrepreneur who made ruggeddenim pants for miners

Who was Levi Strauss?

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True or False? Because of the Gold Rush, a sawmill was built in Coloma.

What is false?

2,1

A written plan for governinga country or state.

What is a constitution?

2,2

After California became a state,Californians elected

representatives to Congress.

What is true?

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Discovered gold in Californiain 1848 setting off the gold rush

Who was James Marshall?

2,4

The name of the man whoran through the streets of

San Francisco with a bottle of gold dust trying to get peopleexcited about the Gold Rush.

Who was Sam Brannan?

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A person who is one of thefirst settlers of a part of a

country

What is a pioneer?

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Many settlers took the El Camino Real to get to

California in the early 1800’s.

What is false?

3,3

Began selling candy in 1852, and his

business grew into a huge candycompany that is still around

today.

Who was Domingo Ghirardelli?

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Name the 3 main routes people took to get to the gold fields in

the mid 1800’s

What are Cape Horn, Isthmus of Panama and Overland?

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To officially approve

What is ratify?

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Sutter’s Fort was located in theSierra Nevada Mountains.

What is false?

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The California pioneer whoclaimed to own the land where

gold was discovered.

Who was John Sutter?

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Chinese immigrants were often allowed only to mine in areasthat had already been mined and abandoned. This unfair

treatment is called ___________________.

What is discrimination?

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A person who starts a new business with the hope of

making money

What is an entrepreneur?

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Biddy Mason petitioned for her right to vote.

What is false?

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Began a stage coach service that carried gold

nuggets, business documents,and mail.

Who were Henry Wells and William Fargo?

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Name 2 difficulties miners faced in the gold fields.

What are any acceptable answers?