California Gold Rush

What year did the gold rush in California begin?

• 1492

• 1619

• 1776

• 1848

Where was gold first discovered in California?

• Comstock Lode

• Sutter's Mill

• San Francisco

• Lowell Mills

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

• Forty Niners

• Carpet Baggers

• Coasters

• Raiders

4) What state was admitted as the 31st member of the United States?

• California

• Arizona

• Oregon

• Utah

True or False: Some store owners became rich selling gold prospectors their supplies.

• True

• False

6) What were towns called that grew rapidly when gold was discovered nearby?

• Rush towns

• Cities of gold

• Boomtowns

• Golden towns

7) What was it called when miners used pans to separate dirt from gold?

• Panning for dollars

• Dirt panning

• Pan searching

• Panning for gold

8) What were towns called that were abandoned once the gold was gone?

• Empty cities

• Ghost towns

• Bust towns

• Boomtowns

9) Around how many people moved to California in 1849 to mine for gold?

• 5,000

• 90,000

• 20,000

• 250,000

10) True or False: Despite the hype, very little gold was mined during the California gold rush.

• True

• False