The Gold Rush

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Across
  1. 2. These were the 80,000 gold-seekers who had moved to California in 1849.
  2. 6. The discovery of gold in California in 1848 led to this.
  3. 7. California use to be part of this country.
  4. 8. A Greek word that means, "I found it!"
Down
  1. 1. These are the residents of Spanish or Mexican descent who lived in California.
  2. 3. The discovery of gold and the boom in population lead to this for California.
  3. 4. These were the mining camps that grew into crowded towns overnight.
  4. 5. People in search of valuable resources in the earth.