California Gold Rush

 What year did the gold rush in California begin? 

• 1492
• 1619
• 1776
• 1848

Where was gold first discovered in California? 

• Comstock Lode
• Sutter's Mill
• San Francisco
• Lowell Mills

What was the nickname for people who moved to California during the gold rush?

• Raiders

• Carpet Baggers

• Surfers

• Forty Niners

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

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

Which grouped came from overseas to join the gold rush?

• Russians
• Chinese
• Germans
• Gauls 

Trail to California about 2,000 miles across the Missouri River.

• California Trail
• Santa Few Trail
• Oregon Trail
• Mormon Trail

How long did the Gold Rush last?

• 5 years
• 10 years
• 25 years
• 100 years