The California Gold Rush

California Gold Rush

By Ana Santos

Multiple Choice

Where do you think travelers stopped in Northern California?

• Fort Leavenworth

• Fort Vancouver

• Sutter's Fort

• Fort Laramie

Open Ended

Question: In what ways might the tone and composition of this clipper ship advertisement appeal to passengers’ ideas about California and the search for gold?

Multiple Choice

By how much did the population of San Francisco grow?

• 25,000

• 20,000

• 15,000

• 10,000

Open Ended

What evidence of discrimination do you find in this photograph? 

Open Ended

What political effect resulted from California’s rapid population growth?