Gold Rush

Gold Rush

5th - 6th Grade

8 Qs

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Gold Rush

Gold Rush

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History

5th - 6th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

1. What was "gold fever?" 

A. A disease caused by exposure to radioactive gold 
B. A sudden rise in gold prices caused by the discovery of gold in California 
C. A mental illness that caused people to mistake worthless metals for gold 
D. The desire to get rich quick by acquiring California gold

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

2. Which of the following people was most likely to be a "49er?"

A. A 50-year-old man who was a college professor of geology 
B. A 30-year-old female farmer from Oklahoma 
C. A 40-year-old man who was born and raised in California gold country
D. A 20-year-old farmer from Missouri 

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

3. Place the following events in sequence: A) Gold is discovered in California; B) California becomes a state; C) The Alaska gold rush begins 

A. A, B, C
B. B, A, C 
C. C, B, A 
D. A, C, B 

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

4. What can you infer about California from the information presented in the movie?

A. Before 1849, its capital city was San Francisco 
B. Before 1849, relatively few people lived there 
C. Before 1849, it was impossible to reach by land or sea
D. Before 1849, it had a reputation for being lawless and violent

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

5. You were most likely to strike it rich in the California Gold Rush if you: 

A. Got to California very quickly after gold had been discovered 
B. Used devices like the long tom and the cradle 
C. Avoided mining camps 
D. Took the sea route to California instead of the land route 

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

6. If you wanted to go from New York to California by ship, you would: 

A. Travel through the Panama Canal 
B. Sail northward to the Arctic Ocean, head west, and then go south past Alaska 
C. Sail through the Great Lakes, and then travel west along the Missouri River
D. Sail south all the way around the tip of South America, and then go north again 

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

7. Which word best describes mining camps? 

A. Wealthy 
B. Placid 
C. Rowdy 
D. Large 

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