Colorado Gold Rush

Why is gold valuable?

• It's scarce and desired by people

• The government said so

• It is very heavy

• The population increased

What tool was most commonly used to find gold?

• A pot
• A pan
• A drill
• A shovel

Most gold miners struck it rich.

• True
• False

Which of these was not a type of mining for gold?

• gold panning

• cradle rockers

• juice box

• sluice box

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

In what way did camp life change for miners over time?

• Camps grew into towns with shops and restaurants.
• Fires spread from tent to tent more quickly and easily.
• Immigrants faced less discrimination than before.
• Miners began to live in tents instead of in cabins and houses.

Prices during the Gold Rush ___________________ due to supply and demand.

• increased
• decreased

What was the most permanent effect of the Gold Rush?

• Everyone developed tumors from the water

• Colorado went to war with Kansas

• Everyone left Colorado for California

• Immigration in Colorado caused diversity