What is a Constitution?

A plan of the government, for a new state

A sharp increase in the prices of goods/services

What did the new state face?

Lack of tax revenue and fighting over land ownership

What happened to most large ranchos after California became a state?

They were broken up into smaller parcels of land

What is the meaning of discrimination?

The unfair treatment because of race, religion, or gender

How did California celebrate becoming a state?

With parades, dances, and speeches

What were the three major routes to get to the gold fields?

Overland, by ship, across the Isthmus of Panama

Who were the Forty-Niners?

The 90,000 gold seekers that came to the gold fields in 1849

What types of tools were used for mining?

Picks, shovels, pan, and long Toms

What is a legislature?

A group of people elected to make laws

What does ratify mean?

To approve something previously in place

What damage was done to the land from mining?

The land was polluted from all the hydraulic mining

A narrow piece of land that connects two larger land areas

A former slave, freed, who then went on to help others

What did you have to do to stake a claim?

Marking off an area of land with wooden stakes and tin cans

Which features were chosen to mark the California Eastern boarder?

The Sierra Nevada and Colorado River

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1
What is a Constitution?
The feelings you get when you don't feel well
A plan of the government, for a new state
The time when a new government meets
A piece of paper that people sign to get a new law
2
Who made the long lasting clothing that the miners wore?
Calvin Klein
Levi Strauss
Sears and Company
Tommy Bahama
3
What is inflation?
The time that is spent doing a task
A sharp increase in the prices of goods/services
When a bunch of people go out on a mission
When you inflate a tire
4
What is a consumer?
Someone that trades things
Someone that sells things
Someone that buys things
Someone that starts a business
5
What did the new state face?
Lack of tax revenue and fighting over land ownership
Not enough people to make towns
Not having gold anymore to attract people
Being too far away from the rest of the US
6
What happened to most large ranchos after California became a state?
They became bigger
They were given back to the Indians
They became national parks
They were broken up into smaller parcels of land
7
What is the meaning of discrimination?
To voice your opinion that you don't like something
The unfair treatment because of race, religion, or gender
When you have to do something that you don't want to do
To have the same laws and rules as everyone else
8
Where was the gold first discovered in California?
Coloma, California
San Francisco, California
Sonoma, California
Placerville, California
9
How did California celebrate becoming a state?
By shooting off fireworks
By not doing anything at all
With parades, dances, and speeches
By shooting their guns in the air
10
What river was the major river to get from San Francisco to Sacramento?
The San Joaquin River
The Stockton River
The Sacramento River
The Marysville River
11
What were the three major routes to get to the gold fields?
By horse, by wagon train, by ship
Walking, riding, sailing
By land and ship only, there was no third
Overland, by ship, across the Isthmus of Panama
12
Who were the Forty-Niners?
The people that walked away in 1849
A football team
The people that only worked for 49 days
The 90,000 gold seekers that came to the gold fields in 1849
13
What number (#) is California in the US states?
25th
31st
50th
30th
14
What is an entrepreneur?
A person that buys and sells goods in the market
The person that tells others what to do
Someone who sets up a business
The person that makes the new laws
15
Who was the first Governor of California?
John C. Fremont
Mariano Vallejo
Peter H. Burnett
Levi Strauss
16
What types of tools were used for mining?
Picks, pans, umbrellas, and long Toms
Pans, shovels, mules and long Toms
Picks, shovels, pan, and long Toms
Hands, shovels and spoons
17
What is a legislature?
The people that make up a panel
The people who fight against the laws
The judge and jury of a trial
A group of people elected to make laws
18
When did James Marshall discover gold?
1948
1784
1848
1900
19
What does ratify mean?
To take your rat and give it a new home
To give unfair treatment to a rat
To make up a new law
To approve something previously in place
20
Where was the Convention of California held?
Los Angeles, California
San Francisco, California
Benicia, California
Monterey, California
21
What damage was done to the land from mining?
The only damage was that people had to fill in the holes
There was no damage caused by the mining
The land was polluted from all the hydraulic mining
I made the land had no more gold
22
What is an isthmus?
A body of water
A narrow piece of land that connects two larger land areas
Gravel that is scooped into a pan during gold mining
An area of land that is surrounded by water
23
Who was Biddy Mason?
A former slave, freed, who then went on to help others
The first woman to own land
A new lawmaker in California
A woman who helped free slaves
24
What did you have to do to stake a claim?
Just work the land
Stand there and yell "THIS IS MY CLAIM"!
Marking off an area of land with wooden stakes and tin cans
Leave their mule there to guard the land
25
Which features were chosen to mark the California Eastern boarder?
The Rocky Mountains and the Mojave Desert
The Sierra Nevada and Colorado River
The Pacific Ocean
The Cascade Range and the Sacramento River

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