Gold Rush

• When did the California Gold Rush begin?

  January 24, 1846
• Who found gold at Sutter's Mill?

  James W. Marshall
• What were gold-seekers during the Gold Rush called?

  Forty niners
• What was the global impact of the Gold Rush?

  It attracted people globally
• How much gold was found in California during the Gold Rush?

  $550 million
• What was the population of California during the Gold Rush?

  Around 100,000
• What territory was newly acquired by the US during the Gold Rush period?

  New Mexico
• Why did California have to become a state?

  Due to the population increase
• What issue complicated California's admission into the Union?

  Uncertainty about slavery in new states
• What was Taylor's stance on the slavery issue regarding California and New Mexico?

  He preferred Congress handle it
• What did Taylor hope to achieve by resolving the admission issue quickly?

  Reduce potential for sectional strife
• What did Taylor encourage New Mexico and California to do regarding statehood?

  Frame constitutions and apply for admission
• What did both southerners and northerners agree on regarding California's terrain?

  It was inhospitable to slavery
• What did southerners want in return for accepting California's terrain?

  Compensation
• What did Mississippi do in October 1849?

  Called a convention for slave states
• What was the purpose of the convention called by Mississippi?

  To devise resistance to northern aggression
• What issue did southerners raise regarding fugitive slaves?

  Northern states disregarded the fugitive slave act
• What was the consequence of the rising tensions among southerners?

  Many began to talk of secession