Gold Rush Basics

Gold Rush Basics

5th Grade

13 Qs

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Gold Rush Basics

Gold Rush Basics

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5th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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What year was gold discovered at Sutter's Mill?

1948
1849
1848
1850

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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Who first found gold while working at the mill?

John Sutter
Levi Strauss
James Marshall
Pio Pico

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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

gold panning
hydraulic mining
coyote holes
sluice boxes

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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Most gold miners struck it rich.

True
False

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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

Surfers
Coasters
Forty Niners
Raiders

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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Some store owners became rich selling gold prospectors their supplies.

True
False

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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

Rush towns
Boomtowns
Cities of gold
Ghost towns

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