The Gold Rush Quiz

What does "technology" mean?

• using tools and knowledge to produce goods

• treating people poorly

• something with a microchip

• an electronic

Select ALL that apply:

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

• discrimination

• lack of food

• losing money

• exhaustion

• fires

How many routes to California were there?

(a)  

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

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

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

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

• Sam Brannan

• James Marshall

• John A. Sutter

• James Polk

What year was the gold rush?

• 1949

• 1889

• 1849

• 1929

Of the different ways to get to California during the gold rush, which was most expensive?

• By land

• By Sea

• By Combo Land/Sea

• By Plane

Select all that apply:

If you went to California by land you'd have to face

• hunger

• thirst

• harsh weather

• drowning in salt water