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California Gold Rush

Authored by LYNNSIE PHISTRY

History

4th Grade

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California Gold Rush
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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

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

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

______ 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!!!!!!

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What conclusion can you draw about the California gold rush?

The gold rush forever changed the American West.

The gold rush was more important to South America than to the United States.

The gold rush helped make most people in the United States rich.

The gold rush should have been kept a secret.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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The "49ers" had what was called ____________.

silver fever

gold fever

hay fever

scarlet fever

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

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.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

The miners were very excited and ______________ to arrive to the gold fields.

scarce

ore

decent

eager

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