He gave stirring speeches
He used non violent resistance to attract attention
They both did a lot of damage for example they affected the economy & a lot of people died.
A. Gold rush
Everyone believed California had TONS of gold which turned out to be false.
Not knowing the rest of the story, and just based on the use of descriptive language, I think the answer would be A.
She does not seem to be violet, so that can rule out C, and it does not appear that she is a professional golfer. It also doesn't specify the club she uses.