
California Gold Rush
Authored by Brei Falkner
History, Social Studies
8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
What was the nickname for people who moved to California during the gold rush?
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
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
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What year did the gold rush in California begin?
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was it called when miners used pans to separate dirt from gold?
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is an entrepreneur?
someone who moved to California looking for gold
type of steamboat
someone who takes a risk to start a business
a boomtown
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Levi Strauss is famous for
creating the first pair of blue jeans
creating the first grocery store
finding gold
creating the telegraph
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Mexican and Chinese miners worked hard and found a lot of gold, but they also faced discrimination. What is discrimination?
unfair treatment of people based on their race, gender, age, or other characteristic
given fair treatment
when others help each other out
treating others like you want to be treated
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