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  1. gold rush
    a large influx of people to an area rich in precious metal
    Although there were many gold rushes in world history, the California gold rush was a unique event.
  2. entrepreneur
    someone who organizes a business venture
    The biggest moneymakers were entrepreneurs who supplied the gold miners with much-needed supplies and services.
  3. Marshall
    United States actor (1914-1998)
    Gold was first discovered in California by James Marshall in early 1848.
  4. rush
    act or move at high speed
    Although there were many gold rushes in world history, the California gold rush was a unique event.
  5. South America
    a continent in the western hemisphere connected to North America by the Isthmus of Panama
    Others traveled by ship around the tip of South America.
  6. Panama
    a republic on the Isthmus of Panama
    Still others took shortcuts across Panama and Mexico.
  7. route
    an established line of travel or access
    Within a matter of months, word spread eastward and by 1849 thousands were en route to California.
  8. Oregon
    a state in northwestern United States on the Pacific
    Some traveled overland on the already established Oregon-California Trail.
  9. Mexico
    a republic in southern North America
    Still others took shortcuts across Panama and Mexico.
Created on Wed Jul 08 14:10:26 EDT 2009 (updated Wed Jul 08 14:44:48 EDT 2009)

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