Week 21: Gold Discovered

Question or Hint Answer or Word
  1. Who was John Sutter? A frustrated store keeper from Switzerland (wrong answers: A beaver hunter from Russia, A wealthy Californio from Mexico, A trail blazer from Spain)
  2. Who was James Marshall? He worked for John Sutter to build a mill (wrong answers: He worked for the Mexican Governor , He ran Mission San Diego, He was a military commander who enslaved Native Americans)
  3. Who helped build John Sutter's saw mill? The Mormon Battalion (wrong answers: Native Americans, Local farmers and laborers, The 49ers)
  4. What did Same Brannan do? He became California's first millionaire (wrong answers: He discovered gold in the American River, He tried to steal John Sutter's mill, He found safe passage for 49ers)
  5. What did James Beckworth do? He found safe passage for 49ers (wrong answers: He broke the secret of the gold discovery., He made a lot of money selling supplies to 49ers., He became a wealthy banker.)
  6. Who first discovered gold in California? A Mexican name Francisco Lopez (wrong answers: A Swiss immigrant named John Sutter, James Marshall (who worked for John Sutter), Sam Brannan (from the East Coast))
  7. The trip to California was hard and dangerous. True (wrong answers: False)

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