California Gold Rush

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Across
  1. 3. Equipment needed by prospectors.
  2. 8. Valuable wealth hidden in the ground.
  3. 12. Finding that launched the Gold Rush.
  4. 15. Nation transformed by westward migration.
  5. 17. Tool used to separate gold from sediment.
  6. 18. First name of Marshall.
  7. 23. Exciting journey undertaken by many prospectors.
  8. 24. Region rich in gold deposits.
  9. 25. Movement of people to California.
  10. 26. James ___ discovered gold at Sutter's Mill.
  11. 27. Waterway where gold was often found.
  12. 28. Person who extracts minerals from the earth.
  13. 29. Hope of striking it rich.
  14. 31. Process California achieved in 1850.
  15. 32. Ocean bordering California.
  16. 34. Chance to become wealthy.
  17. 37. Site where gold was first discovered.
  18. 39. California city that grew during the Gold Rush.
  19. 40. Fortune sought by prospectors.
  20. 42. Precious metal that sparked the rush.
  21. 43. Method of searching for gold in streams.
  22. 44. Landowner whose property became famous for the discovery.
  23. 46. Direction traveled by many prospectors.
  24. 47. Nickname for people who arrived in 1849.
Down
  1. 1. Great financial success.
  2. 2. Tool used by miners.
  3. 4. Number of people that rapidly increased.
  4. 5. Lasting impact of the Gold Rush.
  5. 6. Transportation system expanded after the Gold Rush.
  6. 7. Growth of the United States.
  7. 9. Lump of naturally occurring gold.
  8. 10. Person who sold goods to miners.
  9. 11. Self-reliance valued by many miners.
  10. 13. State where the Gold Rush began.
  11. 14. Temporary settlement of miners.
  12. 16. Region becoming more populated.
  13. 19. Edge of American settlement.
  14. 20. Sudden movement of people seeking fortune.
  15. 21. City transformed by the Gold Rush.
  16. 22. Tool used to break rock and soil.
  17. 30. Mountain range associated with gold discoveries.
  18. 33. Area staked by a miner for digging.
  19. 35. Person searching for gold.
  20. 36. Settlement that grew rapidly due to mining.
  21. 38. People who moved permanently to California.
  22. 41. Subject in which the Gold Rush is studied.
  23. 45. Waterway where prospectors searched for gold.