CA Gold Rush

Where was gold first discovered in California?

• Rio Grande River
• Sutter's Mill
• Sierra Nevada Mountains
• Fort Marshall

What was James Marshall's job at Sutter's Fort?

• Build a mill
• Mine for gold in the American River
• Build a stronger wall
• Cut down lumber

Who was the person that decided to tell everyone that gold was discovered in the American River?

• John Sutter
• James Marshall
• Sam Brannan
• All of the above

What year was gold discovered at Sutter's Mill?

• 1948
• 1849
• 1848
• 1850

Who first found gold while working at the mill?

• John Sutter
• Levi Strauss
• James Marshall
• Mrs. Ross

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 gold

What were towns called that were abandoned once the gold was gone?

• Empty cities

• Ghost towns

• Lonelyvilles

• Boomtowns

How did many forty-niners travel to CA (choose 3)

• Overland Trail

• By Ship Around Cape Horn

• By Ship from Japan

• Across the Isthmus of Panama

• Traveled from Mexico

When did California become a state

• 1848

• 1849

• 1850

• 1851

What was the safest way to travel to California?

• Overland Trail by wagon train

• Overland Trail by Stagecoach

• Ship around Cape Horn

• Isthmus of Panaa