California Gold Rush Reading

Who first discovered gold in California?

• Levi Strauss

• James Marshall

• Thomas Larkin

• Capitán Sutter

What year was gold first discovered at Sutter's Mill in California?

• 1845

• 1848

• 1852

• 1850

How many 'forty-niners' flocked to California during the gold rush?

• Over 45,000

• Over 100,000

• Over 50,000

• Over 80,000

What was a common profession for women in mining towns?

• Farmers

• Prostitutes

• Nurses

• Teachers

Which immigrant invented trousers for miners?

• An Irish immigrant

• A Mexican immigrant

• A Chinese immigrant

• A German-Jewish immigrant

What percentage of the mining population was young and male?

• 75%

• 85%

• 95%

• 100%

What was the social center of new mining communities?

• The saloon

• The church

• The market

• The school

By the mid-1850s, what happened to the California Gold Rush?

• It was still at its peak

• It had just begun

• It had ended

• It had peaked and life stabilized