11-4 California Gold Rush

11-4 California Gold Rush

8th Grade

5 Qs

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11-4 California Gold Rush

11-4 California Gold Rush

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History

8th Grade

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Hard

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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