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Exploring Gold Rush History: A Jeopardy Quiz on California's Migration and Key Figures

Dive into the rich history of California's Gold Rush with this engaging Jeopardy quiz hosted by Mrs. Jansen. Test your knowledge on significant topics such as slavery, the discovery of gold, and influential figures like Levi Strauss and James Marshall. Each category covers true/false questions and "Who Am I?" challenges, prompting participants to think critically about the past. From the routes pioneers traveled to the struggles faced by miners, this quiz offers an exciting way to learn about a pivotal era in American history.

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Exploring Gold Rush History: A Jeopardy Quiz on California's Migration and Key Figures

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  1. Jeopardy Hosted by Mrs. Jansen

  2. Mixed Bag O’ Gold Vocab True or False? Who Am I? 100 100 100 100 200 200 200 200 300 300 300 300 400 400 400 400 500 500 500 500

  3. Row 1, Col 1 What is slavery? the practice of owning people and forcing them to work

  4. 1,2 What is true? Gold was first found at Sutter’s sawmill.

  5. 1,3 Who was Levi Strauss? Entrepreneur who made rugged denim pants for miners

  6. 1,4 What is false? True or False? Because of the Gold Rush, a sawmill was built in Coloma.

  7. 2,1 What is a constitution? A written plan for governing a country or state.

  8. 2,2 What is true? After California became a state, Californians elected representatives to Congress.

  9. 2,3 Who was James Marshall? Discovered gold in California in 1848 setting off the gold rush

  10. 2,4 Who was Sam Brannan? The name of the man who ran through the streets of San Francisco with a bottle of gold dust trying to get people excited about the Gold Rush.

  11. 3,1 What is a pioneer? A person who is one of the first settlers of a part of a country

  12. 3,2 What is false? Many settlers took the El Camino Real to get to California in the early 1800’s.

  13. 3,3 Who was Domingo Ghirardelli? Began selling candy in 1852, and his business grew into a huge candy company that is still around today.

  14. 3,4 What are Cape Horn, Isthmus of Panama and Overland? Name the 3 main routes people took to get to the gold fields in the mid 1800’s

  15. 4,1 What is ratify? To officially approve

  16. 4,2 What is false? Sutter’s Fort was located in the Sierra Nevada Mountains.

  17. 4,3 Who was John Sutter? The California pioneer who claimed to own the land where gold was discovered.

  18. 4,4 What is discrimination? Chinese immigrants were often allowed only to mine in areas that had already been mined and abandoned. This unfair treatment is called ___________________.

  19. 5,1 What is an entrepreneur? A person who starts a new business with the hope of making money

  20. 5,2 What is false? Biddy Mason petitioned for her right to vote.

  21. 5,3 Who were Henry Wells and William Fargo? Began a stage coach service that carried gold nuggets, business documents, and mail.

  22. 5,4 What are any acceptable answers? Name 2 difficulties miners faced in the gold fields.

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