Gold rush

Where was gold first discovered in California?

• Sutters Mill

• San Fransisco

• San Diego

 

What was the nickname for people who moved to California during the gold rush? 

• Surfers

• Forty Niners

• Raiders

Which map outline is California?

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Which historic event happened closest to the Gold Rush of 1849?

• The Boston Tea Party

• American Revolution

• War of 1812

What ocean borders California?

• Atlantic

• Indian

• Pacific

 What year did the gold rush in California begin? 

• 1492

• 1848

• 1812

The gold mines of California were located closest to the border of...

• Arizona

• Oregon

• Nevada

What was "gold fever?" 

This image is an example of...

• mining by hand

• pan mining

• hydraulic mining

Which was not an option for journeying to California during the Gold Rush?

• overland routes in wagons

• ships around the southern tip of South America

• the Transcontinental Railroad