California Gold Rush DBQ Test

What is the name given to the migrants who traveled to California during the Gold Rush?

• Forty-niners

• Sixty-niners

• Twenty-niners

• Eighty-niners

Which area is highlighted in the map as a location where gold prospectors flocked?

• Southern California

• Northern California

• Eastern California

• Western California

What year did California formally enter the union?

• 1849

• 1850

• 1851

• 1852

Which city is mentioned as having exploded in population during the Gold Rush?

• Los Angeles

• San Diego

• San Francisco

• Sacramento

What sentiment led to the establishment of taxes and laws targeting immigrants in California?

• Nativist sentiment

• Economic sentiment

• Environmental sentiment

• Technological sentiment

By what year had California's native population been almost completely decimated?

• 1850

• 1865

• 1890

• 1900

Which industry saw significant growth in California as a result of the Gold Rush?

• Agriculture

• Technology

• Mining

• Textiles

Which group of people faced significant discrimination during the California Gold Rush?

• Chinese immigrants

• European settlers

How many Indians were estimated to live in California in the early 1840s?

• 130,000

• 4,000

• 29,000

• 250

What event led to California officially becoming part of the United States?

• Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

• Gold Rush

• Spanish Mission Establishment

• Arrival of Kanakas