What year did James Marshall discover gold in California?
California Gold Rush Quiz

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Beverly Woody
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
1848
1850
1849
1799
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is fool's gold also known as?
Quartz
Pyrite
Copper
Silver
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What year did a young boy find a 17-pound gold nugget in North Carolina, sparking a gold rush?
1820
1850
1848
1799
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How did most prospectors travel to California by land?
Wagon trains
Walking
Railroad
Horseback
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the primary method used by prospectors to find gold in streams?
Digging
Panning
Drilling
Mining
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the nickname given to prospectors in California during the Gold Rush?
Panners
Miners
49ers
Gold Diggers
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which city's population grew from 150 to 6,000 in 1849 due to the Gold Rush?
Los Angeles
San Diego
San Francisco
Sacramento
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