Gold Rush

What year did James Marshal find gold?

• 1848

• 1849

• 1955

• 1776

Where was was gold first discovered in California?

• Sutter's Mill, California

• Dahlonega, Georgia

• Columbia, Oregon

• Ghost Town, USA

Why do you think they were called "forty-niners"?

• The pioneers had to be 49 years old or older to go west.

• The pioneers rushed west in the year 1849.

• Forty nine places in California had gold.

• Forty nine people found gold in mining towns.

What was the author trying to do in writing this passage?

• Entertain the reader by telling stories about mining towns.

• Entertain the reader by making jokes about James Marshall.

• Persuade readers that the United States needed mining towns.

• Inform the readers about westward growth and the Gold Rush.

What was the "opportuniy cost" for forty- niners?

• Gold in exchange for danger.

• The prospect of finding gold in exchange for time away from home.

• Safety in exchange for wealth.

• Wealth in exchange for happiness.

What were mining towns called after miners abandoned them?

• lonely towns

• ghost towns

• abandoned towns

• rundown towns