13.4 Gold Rush

In what year did the Gold Rush begin?

• 1848

• 1849

• 1851

• 1852

What was the nickname of the men who came to California to search for gold?

• 48ers

• Golden Nuggets

• 49ers

• Golden State Miners

On whose property was gold first discovered in California?

• Sam Brannon

• John Sutter

• James Marshall

• Nathan Brown

Who first spotted gold at Sutter's Mill?

• John Sutter

• Sam Brannon

• James Marshall

• Nathan Brown

How did Sutter and Marshall want to deal with their discovery of gold?

• They wanted to advertise their discovery so more settlers would come

• They wanted to plow their crops under and search for gold there

• They wanted to keep the discovery a secret for fear the land would be overrun by gold seekers

Most people that went to California and mined for gold got rich.

• True

• False

Early gold miners were typically more successful than those that came later.

• True

• False

As soon as reports came from California of the gold, most of the people that would eventually head there, left.

• True

• False

President Polk sent government officials to California to determine the validity of the claims of gold and his statement lis what led to the huge rush to the fields.

• True

• False

Where did people come from in an attempt to find gold and get rich?

• Europe

• America

• China

• South America

• All over the world