California Gold Rush

What year did the California Gold Rush begin?

• 1847

• 1849

• 1852

• 1861

What precious metal were people searching for during the Gold Rush?

• Silver

• Copper

• Gold

• Platinum

What were people who went to California to find gold called?

• Ninety-Niners

• Forty-Niners

• Twenty-Niners

• Sixty-Niners

How did most people travel to California during the Gold Rush?

• By airplane

• By car

• By ship, wagon, or on foot

• By train

What were some tools miners used to find gold?

• Hammers and nails

• Pickaxes and shovels

• Screwdrivers and wrenches

• Paintbrushes and easels

What impact did the Gold Rush have on California?

• It caused earthquakes

• It led to the development of industries like mining and agriculture

• It made California colder

What is a legacy of the Gold Rush that we can still see today?

• The invention of the internet

• The construction of the Golden Gate Bridge

• Museums, monuments, and stories

• The invention of the telephone

True or False: The Gold Rush only attracted men from the United States.

• True

• False