1) When and where did this take place? What instigated this event?
2) How many people traveled from the east coast to the west coast and for how long? How did they get to their destinations?
3) What provisions did these travelers need? (example: Clothes? Food? ect)
4) How successful were these gold seekers? What hardships did the gold seekers face?
5) When did the rush end? How did it end?
6) Who first discovered gold in California?
7) What routes did people take to reach California?
8) How did miners search for gold?
9) Why did businesses in boom towns often make more money than the miners?
10) Where was gold first discovered in California?
Websites:
White Pass and Yukon Route Railroad