1) Settlement a) a supply of equipment, food, or money that was loaned to the prospector in return for some of the profits of his gold b) where many people set up camp and lived in one spot c) men who tried to uphold the law by punishing crimes themselves without the help of the police or the courts d) areas of land set aside for the First Nations to live 2) Boomtown a) a supply of equipment, food, or money that was loaned to the prospector in return for some of the profits of his gold b) people who headed west to search for gold c) a great migration of people to the west in search of gold d) a town where the population grows quickly, or booms 3) Gold rush a) a great migration of people to the west in search of gold b) a shallow and wide metal dish used for panning gold c) water is flushed down a long box to wash the gravel which is shoveled into it d) a town where the population grows quickly, or booms 4) Prospectors a) people who dig into the earth to look for gold b) where many people set up camp and lived in one spot c) a town where the population grows quickly, or booms d) people who headed west to search for gold 5) Miners a) a supply of equipment, food, or money that was loaned to the prospector in return for some of the profits of his gold b) looked like gold but was not valuable c) people who dig into the earth to look for gold d) a wooden peg driven into the ground to mark the boundaries of a claim 6) Reservations a) a shallow and wide metal dish used for panning gold b) areas of land set aside for the First Nations to live c) a wooden rectangular box on rockers used by gold miners d) looked like gold but was not valuable 7) Ghost towns a) a shallow and wide metal dish used for panning gold b) a wooden peg driven into the ground to mark the boundaries of a claim c) areas of land set aside for the First Nations to live d) abandoned towns 8) Grubstake a) a great migration of people to the west in search of gold b) a supply of equipment, food, or money that was loaned to the prospector in return for some of the profits of his gold c) wooden cross-pieces in a rocker box or sluice that trapped gold d) a shallow and wide metal dish used for panning gold 9) Iron pyrite a) a shallow and wide metal dish used for panning gold b) areas of land set aside for the First Nations to live c) wooden cross-pieces in a rocker box or sluice that trapped gold d) looked like gold but was not valuable 10) Pay dirt a) a supply of equipment, food, or money that was loaned to the prospector in return for some of the profits of his gold b) for a miner - dirt that had the glitter of gold in it c) a town where the population grows quickly, or booms d) where many people set up camp and lived in one spot 11) Gold pan a) a supply of equipment, food, or money that was loaned to the prospector in return for some of the profits of his gold b) wooden cross-pieces in a rocker box or sluice that trapped gold c) looked like gold but was not valuable d) a shallow and wide metal dish used for panning gold 12) Rocker box a) a supply of equipment, food, or money that was loaned to the prospector in return for some of the profits of his gold b) a wooden rectangular box on rockers used by gold miners c) people who headed west to search for gold d) for a miner - dirt that had the glitter of gold in it 13) Sluice box a) where many people set up camp and lived in one spot b) a shallow and wide metal dish used for panning gold c) water is flushed down a long box to wash the gravel which is shoveled into it d) people who dig into the earth to look for gold 14) Stake a) a wooden peg driven into the ground to mark the boundaries of a claim b) water is flushed down a long box to wash the gravel which is shoveled into it c) for a miner - dirt that had the glitter of gold in it d) people who headed west to search for gold 15) Riffles a) wooden cross-pieces in a rocker box or sluice that trapped gold b) people who headed west to search for gold c) a supply of equipment, food, or money that was loaned to the prospector in return for some of the profits of his gold d) a wooden peg driven into the ground to mark the boundaries of a claim 16) Vigilantes a) water is flushed down a long box to wash the gravel which is shoveled into it b) a wooden rectangular box on rockers used by gold miners c) men who tried to uphold the law by punishing crimes themselves without the help of the police or the courts d) a shallow and wide metal dish used for panning gold

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