Lecture: California Gold Rush

The California Gold Rush of 1849

Multiple Choice

Who discovered gold at Sutter's Mill?

• John Sutter

• James Marshall

• Andrew Jackson

• No one knows

Multiple Choice

Why would Sutter and Marshall want to keep the discovery of gold a secret?

• They were criminals and didn't want law enforcement to find them

• They weren't very smart

• They weren't sure if the gold was real

• To keep all of the profits for themselves

Multiple Choice

Why did all workers at Sutter's mill quit their jobs?

• Sutter was a jerk

• low pay

• to search for gold

• no reason

Multiple Choice

What happened after President James K. Polk told everyone that gold had been discovered?

• Thousands flocked to California to try and get rich

• People evacuated California because gold is toxic

• California was instantly granted statehood

• Nothing

Multiple Choice

Almost everyone who went to search for gold in California became rich.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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Luckily for those searching for gold, it was very cheap to live in California.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

What happened to many foreigners who came to California searching for gold?

• They were put in prison for being illegals

• They were allowed to be first in line in the search for gold

• They were given free land

• They were taxed

Multiple Choice

The population in California during the Gold Rush was overwhelmingly:

• male

• female

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Why did the Chinese population grow so much in California between 1848 and 1852?

• No reason

• There were lots of good jobs in CA

• People came from China searching for gold

• Free land