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The Gold Rush Quiz

Authored by Kari Logan

Social Studies

3rd - 4th Grade

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The Gold Rush Quiz
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does "technology" mean?

using tools and knowledge to produce goods

treating people poorly

something with a microchip

an electronic

2.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Select ALL that apply:

What were some of the difficulties miners faced during the gold rush?

discrimination

lack of food

losing money

exhaustion

fires

3.

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

How many routes to California were there?

(a)  

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is hydraulic mining?

Using pressured water to blast mountains to uncover gold

Using dynamite to blow up mountains to find gold

Using pickaxes to uncover gold

Using technology to find gold in the river

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is an example of discrimination?

Sharing your favorite toy with someone because they're your best friend and you trust them

Not playing with someone because yesterday they were mean to you

Not sharing your lunch because you're afraid of backwash

Telling someone you can't play with them because they go to a different church

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who was Sam Brannan?

The president of the United States at this time

The man who first found gold in California

Some guy trying to sell shovels

A carpenter

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who used their political influence to tell people to go to California and get gold?

Sam Brannan

James Marshall

John A. Sutter

James Polk

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