Gold Rush

Gold Rush

4th Grade

29 Qs

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Gold Rush

Gold Rush

Assessment

Quiz

Social Studies

4th Grade

Medium

CCSS
RI.2.5, RI.3.5, RI.4.5

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

people who search for minerals such as gold or silver

entrepreneurs

prospectors

treaty

economy

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

treaty

erosion

gold rush

fortune

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

a large amount of money

gold

prospectors

entrepreneurs

fortune

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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 

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which grouped came from overseas to join the gold rush?

Russians
Chinese
Germans
Gauls 

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What were the people who searched for gold called?

Gold diggers
49ers
Crazy
76ers

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

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