| A | B |
|---|
| John Sutter | owner of the mill being built where gold was first found |
| James Marshall | carpenter who first discovered gold |
| 1848 | year gold was discovered |
| 1849 | year most people came to California |
| Sam Brannan | man credited with starting the gold rush in the streets of San Francisco |
| fastest route to California from the east | through Panama |
| longest route to California from the east | by ship around South America |
| most difficult route to California from the east | overland |
| Asian country from where thousands came to California looking for gold | China |
| claim | name of the area a miner staked as their own |
| most gold seekers | people who did not get rich from the gold rush |
| most people who started businesses to sell to sell to miners | people who did get rich from the gold rush |
