Gold+Rush

Ch. 11, section 4

1. Why did people come to California? Explain. (Don't simply say because there was gold there.) 2. How did they get there? 3. Where did people come from? 4. What did people do once they arrived, besides mining for gold? 5. What was an effect related to the amount of gold being found? 6. What happened to most people that went looking for gold? 7. How did the gold rush affect California long term?