Gold Rush

Gold Rush

4th Grade

18 Qs

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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What year was gold discovered at Sutter's Mill?
1948
1849
1848
1850

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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Who first found gold while working at the mill?
John Sutter
Levi Strauss
James Marshall
Pio Pico

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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Which of these was not a type of mining for gold?
gold panning
rockers
juice box
long toms 

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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What was the most destructive type of mining for the land?
gold panning
hydraulic mining
coyote holes
sluice boxes

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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Which was not an option for journeying to California during the Gold Rush?
overland routes in wagons
ships around Cape Horn
ships with shortcut through the Isthmus of Panama
the Transcontinental Railroad

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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What was the quickest route to California at this time?
Around Cape Horn
Through the Strait of Magellan
Crossing over the Isthmus of Panama
Overland routes

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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Most gold miners struck it rich.
True
False

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