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Gold Rush

Authored by Catherine King-Steinberg

History

7th Grade

CCSS covered

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Gold Rush
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1.

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

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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Which was not an option for journeying to California during the Gold Rush?

overland routes in wagons
ships around Cape Horn
ships with shortcut through the Isthmus of Panama
the Transcontinental Railroad

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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Most gold miners struck it rich.

True
False

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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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

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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During the Gold Rush, people came from many of the following countries EXCEPT 

China
Japan
Chile
Germany

6.

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

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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Some store owners became rich selling gold prospectors their supplies.

True
False

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