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Social Studies
5th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following was an effect of the California Gold Rush?
Most miners in California got rich.
James W. Marshall found a gold nugget at Sutter's Mill.
The populations of California grew rapidly.
The Mexican-American War ended.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which is the best description of a boomtown?
a town where gold is discovered
a town in California
a town where many gold miners live
a town where the population grows suddenly
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which two words or phrases have similar meanings/
prospectors, business owners
immigrants, miners
prospectors, forty-niners
treaty, discovery
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
When did the California Gold Rush begin?
1850
1846
1848
1855
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which was a cause of the others?
Boomtowns grew.
California quickly became a state.
Gold was discovered at Sutter's Mill.
Many immigrants arrived in California.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which event happened first?
Sacramento became California's capital city.
Marshall discovered gold at Sutter's Mill.
California became a state.
The Mexican-American War ended.
7.
FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The word _______ means "an agreement between two or more groups that is formally signed by their leaders.
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