California Gold Rush

Who first found gold while working at the mill?

• John Sutter
• Levi Strauss
• James Marshall
• Pio Pico

Most gold miners struck it rich.

• True
• False

What was the nickname for people who moved to California during the gold rush? 

• Surfers
• Coasters
• Forty Niners
• Raiders

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 gold prospectors their supplies.

• True
• False

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

Why were the gold miners called the 49ers?

• They love the football team.

• They came to California in 1949.

• They arrived in California a year after gold was discovered.

• There were only 49 miners.

What was the goal of most of the 49ers?

• Come to California, find gold, and go back home.

• Come to California, find a wife, and get a job.

• Come to California, work for a boss, and build a house.

• Come to California, gamble, and steal.

What conclusion can you draw about the California gold rush?

• The gold rush forever changed the American West.

• The gold rush was more important to South America than to the United States.

• The gold rush helped make most people in the United States rich.

• The gold rush should have been kept a secret.