Gold Rush

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 year was gold discovered at Sutter's Mill?

• 1948
• 1849
• 1848
• 1850

The Californian population increased from 400 to 44,000 from 1848 to 1850, what were the new arrivals called?

• Crazy

• Texians

• 49ers

• Desperate

Besides traveling across land, how else did people from the East Coast of the U.S.A. get to California?

• Flew in airplanes

• Took a train

• Sailing around Cape Horn

• Drove in large trucks

Which city became one of the U.S's largest almost overnight due to the Gold Rush?

• Los Angeles

• Sacramento

• San Francisco

• Sonoma

Who benefited most from the California gold rush?

• Native Americans

• miners

• slaves

• businessman, entrepreneurs

Which city became a boomtown after gold was discovered in California?

• Los Angeles

• Sonoma

• San Francisco

• Sacramento

Many people came to California from all over the world to dig for gold and supply services for the miners.

• True

• False

Mining towns tended to be lawless, with frequent shoot outs and violant fights.

• True

• False