California Gold Rush

California Gold Rush

5th - 8th Grade

10 Qs

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California Gold Rush

California Gold Rush

Assessment

Quiz

History

5th - 8th Grade

Medium

CCSS
RI.5.5, RI.6.5, RI.7.5

+2

Standards-aligned

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Where was gold first discovered in California?
Sutters Mill
San Fransisco
San Diego
Sacramento

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which grouped came from overseas to join the gold rush?
Russians
Chinese
Germans
Gauls 

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What were the people who searched for gold called?
Gold diggers
49ers
Crazy
76ers

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

True or False: More people struck it rich by finding gold, even small amounts, than with businesses and services for miners
True
False

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is one of the main natural resources?
Dairy
People
Clothes
Water

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

19th century Chinese immigrants are known for what?
Work in building the Transcontinental Railroad
Work in New York factories
Contributions to the steel industry
Contributions to John D. Rockefeller

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How did Chinese immigrants face hostility in boomtowns?
They were not paid enough
Laws restricted Chinese miners from claims
They did not work hard enough
Some people thought they were vigilantes

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