The Rush for Gold

Why did Marshall want to keep the gold he found a secret?

• He wanted to keep it all for himself.

• He was afraid it wasn't real.

• He only found a little bit.

• He and Sutter wanted to find more for themselves.

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

What is "gold fever"?

• A sickness caused by mining gold.

• The rush to win the gold medal.

• Thousands of people moving to California to look for gold.

• A disease caused by finding gold in the water.

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RI.2.2

What does it mean to prospect?

• search

• eager

• poured

• metal

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CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

What does claims mean?

• Forty-niners

• mine for gold

• buy land

• protect their right

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CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

Most miner got rich.

• true

• false

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CCSS.RF.2.3C

CCSS.RF.2.3D

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

When did California become a state?

• 1850

• 1859

• 1852

• 1849

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CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.4.5

What is a ghost town?

• A town where ghost lives.

• A town where no one ever lived.

• A town that has been emptied of people.

• A place where ten thousand people live.

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CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

Which one is a benefit of the gold rush?

• Ghost towns all over California.

• Turning California into a thriving state.

• Causing miners to lose a lot of money.

• Causing a lot of fights among miners.

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CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

How many years did it take for Bodie, California to grow by 9,980 residents?

• 10,000 years

• 9 years

• 19 years

• 10 years

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CCSS.4.NBT.B.6

What is the main idea of the passage, The Rush for Gold?

• Ghost Towns

• California's growth

• California becomes a state

• The California gold rush

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.2.2