| A | B |
|---|
| 31st State | California |
| man who discovered gold in California | James W. Marshall |
| where gold in California was first discovered | Sutter's Mill |
| nickname given to the 1st prospectors to arrive in California | 49ers |
| method of prospecting by scooping up dirt and sand from a stream and washing it out with water | panning |
| method of prospecting by shoveling dirt and rocks from a stream into a cradle where gravel and rocks roll off while sand and gold dust fell through holes. | cradling |
| fast growing communities that were built where prospectors would live. | boomtowns |
| this was enlarged and improved to connect California to the rest of the United States | transcontinental railroad |
| these immigrants came to California and helped build railroads | Chinese |
| a mineral/element like gold that could also be mined in the Rocky Mountains | Silver |
| land along a railroads tracks | right of way |
| settlers who received free land thanks to the Homestead Act in return for farming it for at least 5 years | homesteaders |
| rise of this job was needed to move cattle from fields to various “cow towns” where they could be butchered and shipped off to market | cowboy |
| a cattle thief who would often create stampedes so cattle would scatter | rustler |
| created by heavy wind and the dryness of the area | dust storm |
| John Deere invention that helped farm tough soil | steel plow |
| inexpensive material to build homes that were cool in the summer, but stayed warm in the winter | sod |
