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1 Boom Town Unit 5.1 Genre: Historical Fiction
A story in which fictional characters take part in actual historic events

2 Gold Rush The California Gold Rush (1848–1855)
Over 300,000 people came to California to search for gold. Gold Nuggets

3 Miner A person who searches for resources in the ground (mine)

4 Mining tools Pan (skillet)??? Pick Shovel
Pan! They are panning for gold.

5 Stagecoach

6 Log cabin

7 Trapper A person who traps animals for fur.

8 Gooseberry Gooseberry pie

9 Shooting star

10 Hay

11 lonesome Being sad because you are all by yourself, not having any friends. Lonely. Alone.

12 Wailed

13 grumbled To complain quietly when you are not happy about something

14 trader A person who buys, sells or exchanges goods (things)

15 blossomed To produce flowers To change, grow, fully develop
Our business blossomed

16 sidewalk A usually concrete path along the side of a street for people to walk on

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