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California Gold Rush

Authored by Kristen Fiss

History

4th Grade

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California Gold Rush
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

 What year did the gold rush in California begin? 

1492
1619
1776
1848

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

 What year did the gold rush in California begin? 

1492
1619
1776
1848

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Some store owners became rich selling gold prospectors their supplies.

True
False

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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

Rush towns
Cities of gold
Boomtowns
Ghost towns

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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

Gold sifting
Dirt panning
Panning for gold
Pan searching

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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

1,000
5,000
20,000
90,000

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