12.4 Quizizz

Where was gold discovered in January 1848?

• Sutter's Mill

• California City

• Gold Valley

• Sacramento City

What was the impact of the gold discovery at Sutter's Mill?

• It led to the California Gold Rush

• It caused a decline in population

• It resulted in a war

• It was ignored by most people

What year did California become a state?

• 1850

• 1849

• 1848

• 1851

Where was gold found in California?

• Sacramento

• San Francisco

• Los Angeles

• San Diego

What were gold seekers who went to California called?

• Forty-Niners

• Gold Diggers

• Prospectors

• Miners

Which U.S. state was not part of the Gadsden Purchase?

• California

• Arizona

• New Mexico

What was the Gadsden Purchase primarily intended to facilitate?

• Railroad construction

• Gold mining

• Agricultural development

• Urban expansion

In what year did President Franklin Pierce sign the Guano Islands Act?

• 1856

• 1865

• 1848

• 1872

What was the purpose of the Guano Islands Act signed by President Franklin Pierce?

• To allow the U.S. to possess islands with guano

• To establish trade routes

• To create new states

• To expand the military