Calif Gold Rush Hastily Made

What year was gold discovered at Sutter's Mill?

• 1948
• 1849
• 1848
• 1850

Who was an entrepreneur, or business creator, during the Gold Rush?

• Levi Strauss
• Elon Musk
• John Sutter
• John Bidwell

1. What was "gold fever?" 

• A. A disease caused by exposure to radioactive gold 
• B. A sudden rise in gold prices caused by the discovery of gold in California 
• C. A mental illness that caused people to mistake worthless metals for gold 
• D. The desire to get rich quick by acquiring California gold

The Californian population increased from 400 to 44,000 from 1848 to 1850. What were these new immigrants called?

• Crazy
• Texians
• 49ers
• Desperate

What were towns called that grew rapidly when gold was discovered nearby? 

• Rush towns
• Boomtowns
• Cities of gold
• Ghost towns

Some store owners became rich selling supplies to miners.

• True
• False

During the Gold Rush, people came from many of the following countries EXCEPT 

• China
• Japan
• California

• Germany

Which word best describes mining camps?

• wealthy
• peaceful
• rowdy
• large

Why did the gold rush end?

• California passed a law against gold prospecting.
• Most of the land in California was bought up by fortune-seekers.
• All the easy-to-find gold was quickly taken.
• The Civil War broke out, and prospectors had to go and fight.

Gold is a ....

• rock
• mineral
• metal

• jewel

• vitamin