California Gold Rush

 What year did the gold rush in California begin? 

• 1492
• 1619
• 1776
• 1848

 What year did the gold rush in California begin? 

• 1492
• 1619
• 1776
• 1848

What was the nickname for people who moved to California during the gold rush? 
a. Coasters
b. Carpet Baggers
c. Surfers
d. Raiders
e. Forty Niners

• Raiders
• Carpet Baggers
• Surfers
• Forty Niners

Some store owners became rich selling gold prospectors their supplies.

• True
• False

What were towns called that grew rapidly when gold was discovered nearby? 

• Rush towns
• Cities of gold
• Boomtowns
• Ghost towns

What was it called when miners used pans to separate dirt from gold? 

• Gold sifting
• Dirt panning
• Panning for gold
• Pan searching

Around how many people moved to California in 1849 to mine for gold? 

• 1,000
• 5,000
• 20,000
• 90,000

Which grouped came from overseas to join the gold rush?

• Russians
• Chinese
• Germans
• Gauls 

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

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