| Worksheet # 78 mountainmen James Marshall fortyniners Sutter's Mill Utah Union Pacific ghosttowns immigrant Levi-Strauss Yukon 1) The trappers and pioneers who lived for long periods in the wild forests of the country: ____________. 2) The territory in Canada where gold was discovered in 1897: ________. 3) The nickname for gold-seekers who came to California: _______. 4) The state where the transcontinental railroad was completed: _______. 5) The place were nuggets of gold were sighted in California: _______. 6) The person who found those nuggets: ________. 7) Man who made popular and durable canvas pants for miners: _______. 8) A person who comes from another country to live here: ________. 9) One of the companies which built the transcontinental railroad: ______. 10) The eerie and desolate places in the old west: ________. Thought Question: How did "gold fever" help create new progress and economic opportunities in the country? |
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