California Gold Rush

Where was gold first discovered in California?

• Sutters Mill
• San Fransisco
• San Diego
• Sacramento

What were the people who searched for gold called?

• Gold diggers
• 49ers
• Crazy
• 76ers

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CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

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

______ was the time period named for the thousands of gold-seekers moved to California in hopes of striking rich  

• California Gold Rush
• Forty-niners
• Population Boom
• Economic BOOM!!!!!!

The "49ers" had what was called ____________.

• silver fever

• gold fever

• hay fever

• scarlet fever

Which one is a benefit of the gold rush?

• Ghost towns all over California.

• Turning California into a thriving state.

• Causing miners to lose a lot of money.

• Causing a lot of fights among miners.

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CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

What does this map represent?

• Clipper ship routes to California

• U.S. invasion route in Mexican War

• Immigration Route to New York

• Monroe Doctrine