Gold Rush

people who search for minerals such as gold or silver

• entrepreneurs

• prospectors

• treaty

• economy

the sudden movement of many people to an area where gold has been found

• treaty

• erosion

• gold rush

• fortune

a large amount of money

• gold

• prospectors

• entrepreneurs

• fortune

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

5. You were most likely to strike it rich in the California Gold Rush if you: 

• A. Got to California very quickly after gold had been discovered 
• B. Used devices like the long tom and the cradle 
• C. Avoided mining camps 
• D. Took the sea route to California instead of the land route 

Which grouped came from overseas to join the gold rush?

• Russians
• Chinese
• Germans
• Gauls 

What were the people who searched for gold called?

• Gold diggers
• 49ers
• Crazy
• 76ers

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Who were the 49ers?

• Gold miners
• Locals of California during the gold rush.
• Football tram
• The boom-town

Why did people leave their fields half plowed, houses half-built, the families and their jobs?

• They needed a break

• They wanted to find gold

• They were offered paid time off

• They moved to cities instead of farms

What was the most permanent effect of the Gold Rush?

• Everyone developed tumors from the water
• California went to war with Texas 
• Everyone left California for Mexico 
• Immigration in California caused diversity