
California Gold Rush
Authored by Casey Traylor
Social Studies
4th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What year did James Marshall find gold?
a. 1848
b. 1849
c. 1955
d. 1776
A
B
C
D
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Where was the location of the first Gold Rush?
a. Sutter’s Mill, California
b. Dahlonega, Georgia
c. Colombia, Oregon
d. Ghost town, USA
A
B
C
D
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why do you think they were called “forty-niners”?
a. The pioneers had to be 49 years old or older to go west.
b. The pioneers rushed west in the year 1849.
c. Forty nine places in California had gold.
d. Forty nine people found gold in mining towns.
A
B
C
D
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the author trying to do in writing this passage?
a. Entertain the reader by telling of stories about mining towns
b. Entertain the reader by making jokes about James Marshall
c. Persuade readers that the United States needed mining towns
d. Inform the reader about westward growth and the Gold Rush
A
B
C
D
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the opportunity cost for forty-niners?
a. gold in exchange for danger
b. prospect of finding gold in exchange for time away from home
c. safety in exchange for wealth
d. Wealth in exchange for happiness
A
B
C
D
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