Gold Rush

What year was gold discovered at Sutter's Mill?

• 1948
• 1849
• 1848
• 1850

Who first found gold while working at the mill?

• John Sutter
• Levi Strauss
• James Marshall
• Pio Pico

Which was not an option for journeying to California during the Gold Rush?

• overland routes in wagons
• ships around Cape Horn
• ships with shortcut through the Isthmus of Panama
• the Transcontinental Railroad

What was the quickest route to California at this time?

• Around Cape Horn
• Through the Strait of Magellan
• Crossing over the Isthmus of Panama
• Overland routes

Most gold miners struck it rich.

• True
• False

What was the nickname for people who moved to California during the gold rush? 

• Surfers
• Coasters
• Forty Niners
• Raiders

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

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 gold

Where was gold first discovered in California?

• Sutters Mill
• San Fransisco
• San Diego
• Sacramento