Life as a Prospector in the California Goldrush (Chp. 1-2)
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English, Social Studies, History
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3rd - 5th Grade
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Medium
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Ryan VanBaalen
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10 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In what year was gold first discovered in California?
1840
1848
1855
1899
Tags
CCSS.RI.3.3
CCSS.RI.3.5
CCSS.RI.4.3
CCSS.RI.4.5
CCSS.RI.5.3
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
People who searched for gold in California were called-
miners
mineralogists
prospectors
geologists
Tags
CCSS.RI.2.5
CCSS.RI.3.5
CCSS.RI.4.5
CCSS.RI.5.5
CCSS.RI.6.5
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What country gave the land which is now California to the United States?
Mexico
France
Britain
Spain
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why did Mexico give away the land now known as California?
The U.S. government bought it from Mexico.
Mexico lost the Mexican-American War.
The Mexican government thought it lacked value.
Too many Americans had moved there.
Tags
CCSS.RI.2.9
CCSS.RI.4.8
CCSS.RI.5.8
CCSS.RI.6.1
CCSS.RL.4.5
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
True or False: Mexico knew there was gold in California before giving it to America.
True
False
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.9
CCSS.RL.8.9
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the location where gold was first discovered?
Old Mission Dam
Las Flores Adobe
Knight's Ferry Bridge
Sutter's Mill
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
People coming west to California looking for gold primarily followed what trail?
The Oregon Trail
The California Trail
The Prospector Trail
Ol' Miner's Trail
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.9
CCSS.RL.8.9
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