Gold Rush

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 first thing miners did when they arrived in California?

• stake a claim for their land
• take a shower
• start gold panning
• try to meet friends

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

1. 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

In what way did camp life change for miners over time?

• Camps grew into towns with shops and restaurants.
• Fires spread from tent to tent more quickly and easily.
• Immigrants faced less discrimination than before.
• Miners began to live in tents instead of in cabins and houses.