Name:__________________________________

Missing Nouns
A noun can be a person, place, thing, or idea. Read the story below. Write an appropriate noun from the word bank onto each blank line to complete the story.
WORD BANK price goods idea riches world crew supplies tools

nuggets life pants businesses

people discovery movie money

mill migration gold changes food entrepreneurs equipment

The California Gold Rush When James Marshalls work ________________________ went to work to build a saw ___________________ for John Sutter on the American River in Sacramento, California, in 1848, they had no _____________ that they were about to change California forever. On January 24, 1848, Marshall found a few tiny gold __________________________. News of his ___________________sparked one of the largest migrations of ____________________ from all over the United States and the _____________________. More than half a million people traveled to California in search of_________________ and a better _________________. Most found little or no________________ at all. Even so, the Gold Rush, as this massive ___________________________________ of people became known, brought lasting __________________________ to the area. ______________________________________________, people who started their own __________________________to earn ____________________, sold supplies to miners. They often over-charged for their __________________, knowing that the miners needed their ______________________________ and would have to pay any ___________________. New products were invented, such as the special ____________________ made out of durable denim fabric that Levi Strauss created for use by miners. We know them as blue jeans today. The entertainment industry was born, and California became the center of _____________________________ production. When the limited gold deposits had been found, many of the people who had traveled there did not have the money or the motivation to leave. Former miners turned in their mining ________________________________for farming _______________________. Californias central valley became an important source of ______________________ for Americans across the nation.

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KEY Name:__________________________________

Missing Nouns
A noun can be a person, place, thing, or idea. Read the story below. Write an appropriate noun from the word bank onto each blank line to complete the story.
WORD BANK price goods idea riches world crew supplies tools

nuggets life pants businesses

people discovery movie money

mill migration gold changes food entrepreneurs equipment

The California Gold Rush When James Marshalls work _______crew_____________ went to work to build a saw _______mill________ for John Sutter on the American River in Sacramento, California, in 1848, they had no ____idea_____ that they were about to change California forever. On January 24, 1848, Marshall found a few tiny gold _____nuggets______________. News of his _discovery_________sparked one of the largest migrations of ______people________ from all over the United States and the ______world__________. More than half a million people traveled to California in search of___riches________ and a better ____life_________. Most found little or no______gold______ at all. Even so, the Gold Rush, as this massive ___________migration_______________ of people became known, brought lasting ____changes_______________ to the area. _______________entrepreneurs__________________, people who started their own ____businesses____________to earn _____money__________, sold supplies to miners. They often over-charged for their _______goods______, knowing that the miners needed their __________supplies____________ and would have to pay any _____price ________. New products were invented, such as the special _____pants__________ made out of durable denim fabric that Levi Strauss created for use by miners. We know them as blue jeans today. The entertainment industry was born, and California became the center of ____________movie____________ production. When the limited gold deposits had been found, many of the people who had traveled there did not have the money or the motivation to leave. Former miners turned in their mining _________equipment______________for farming __________tools________. Californias central valley became an important source of _______food __________ for Americans across the nation.

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