Life as a Prospector in the California Goldrush (Chp. 1-2)

Life as a Prospector in the California Goldrush (Chp. 1-2)

3rd - 5th Grade

10 Qs

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Life as a Prospector in the California Goldrush (Chp. 1-2)

Life as a Prospector in the California Goldrush (Chp. 1-2)

Assessment

Quiz

English, Social Studies, History

3rd - 5th Grade

Medium

CCSS
RI.3.5, RL.7.9, RI.2.9

+17

Standards-aligned

Created by

Ryan VanBaalen

Used 7+ times

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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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