California Gold Rush Crossword Puzzle
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QUESTIONS LIST:
- prospector : a type of explorer looking for mineral deposits in the ground.
- american river : the body of water where sutter's mill was located.
- gold rush : a situation in which many people go quickly to a place where gold has been discovered.
- sam brannan : the store owner who became rich selling supplies to the gold miners.
- sutters mill : the place where gold was discovered in california.
- boom town : a town that experiences a sudden growth in business and population.
- forty niners : the name give to gold miners who came to california in 1849.
- ghost town : a town that no longer has any people living in it.
- stake a claim : to take ownership of a piece of land.
- supplies : things like food and equipment that a person needs to live and work.
