The California Gold Rush

The gold rush caused people to flood which part of the world?

• Europe

• Asia

• The American West

• Africa

The book '1849: The California Gold Rush' is written by ____. A) Mark Twain B) Cynthia Kennedy Henzel C) J.K. Rowling D) Charles Dickens.

• Mark Twain

• Cynthia Kennedy Henzel

• J.K. Rowling

• Charles Dickens

The California Gold Rush caused people to search for wealth in the ____.

• American East

• American West

• American South

• American North

Fill in the blank: 'Predator' is an animal that hunts and eats other ______.

• plants

• animals

• rocks

• water

Fill in the blank: 'Biodiversity' refers to the variety of ______ in a particular habitat or ecosystem.

• plants

• animals

• organisms

• rocks

Fill in the blank: 'Hostility' refers to deep-seated anger and unfriendliness.

• Hostility

• Economy

• Wealthy

• Gravel

Who are 'settlers'?

• People who make a new, permanent home on a frontier

• People who start and operate their own businesses

• A strong feeling of dislike

• Extending across a continent.

Fill in the blank: 'Transcontinental' means extending across a continent.

• Transcontinental

• Hazards

• Erosion

• Greed

Which word refers to people who move to a new area to live?

• Entrepreneurs

• Settlers

• Hazards

• Hostility

Fill in the blank: In 1849, one egg cost ____.

• $1

• $3

• $6

• $10