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11-4 California Gold Rush
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who founded Sutter's Fort in California?
John Sutter
James Marshall
Levi Strauss
Chinese immigrants
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What did James Marshall discover while working in January 1848?
Silver
Diamonds
Gold
Copper
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What were the miners who arrived in California in 1849 known as?
Forty-Niners
Gold Diggers
Silver Seekers
Diamond Miners
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What were the cities that quickly came to life in California called?
Boomtowns
Ghost Towns
Metropolises
Suburbs
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who sold sturdy work pants called 'Levi's' to the miners?
John Sutter
James Marshall
Levi Strauss
Chinese immigrants
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