Gold Rush Basics

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
• Pio Pico

What was the most destructive type of mining for the land?

• gold panning
• hydraulic mining
• coyote holes
• sluice boxes

Most gold miners struck it rich.

• True
• False

What was the nickname for people who moved to California during the gold rush? 

• Surfers
• Coasters
• Forty Niners
• Raiders

Some store owners became rich selling gold prospectors their supplies.

• True
• False

What were towns called that grew rapidly when gold was discovered nearby? 

• Rush towns
• Boomtowns
• Cities of gold
• Ghost towns

What river was the first flake of gold found?

• Sacramento River
• The Nile River
• American River
• Nueva Helvetia

What state was admitted as the 31st member of the United States? 

• California
• Arizona
• Oregon
• Utah

The word Entrepreneur means...

• A successful gold miner

• Someone who built a railroad

• A french fur trapper

• Someone who builds a business to make money.