Gold Rush-California

Gold Rush-California

4th - 5th Grade

20 Qs

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Gold Rush-California

Gold Rush-California

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4th - 5th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Where was gold first discovered in California?

Sutters Mill
San Fransisco
San Diego
Sacramento

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

 What year did the gold rush in California begin? 

1492
1619
1776
1848

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the nickname for people who moved to California during the gold rush? 
a. Coasters
b. Carpet Baggers
c. Surfers
d. Raiders
e. Forty Niners

Raiders
Carpet Baggers
Surfers
Forty Niners

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

Rush towns
Cities of gold
Boomtowns
Ghost towns

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was it called when miners used pans to separate dirt from gold? 

Gold sifting
Dirt panning
Panning for gold
Pan searching

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What were towns called that were abandoned once the gold was gone? 
a. Empty cities
b. Ghost towns
c. Bust towns
d. Lonelyvilles
e. Boomtowns

Empty cities
Ghost towns
Lonelyvilles
Boomtowns

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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 California gold

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