Yukon Gold Rush

What district within Canada was the Yukon part of in 1896?

• Northwest Territories

• Southwest Territories

• Midwest Territories

• Eastern Territories

What year was the first big gold find in the Yukon?

• 1886

• 1776

• 1986

• 1700

What was the community of Forty Mile like in the 1890s?

• A large urban community of families

• A small isolated community of mostly men

• A small isolated community of bears

• A small isolated community of families

About how many people lived in the city of Dawson at its peak?

• Around 10,000

• Around 5,000

• Around 30,000

• Around 100

What happened to the town of Forty Mile?

• It caught fire and burned to the ground.

• It was overrun by bears.

• It was abandoned.

• It was destroyed by an avalanche.

In what month and year was gold discovered in a stream close to the Klondike?

• August 2019

• August 1896

• August 1976

• August 1776

What was the impact of the discovery of gold by the Carmack's?

• Forty Mile Creek was abandoned.

• It was the start of the gold rush.

• both of these.

What city was created where the Yukon and Klondike came together?

• Dawson Creek

• Dawson Town

• Dawson City

What two American cities were the first to unload gold from the Yukon Gold Rush?

• San Francisco and Los Angeles

• Seattle and Lake Tahoe

• San Francisco and Seattle

• Richlands and Jacksonville

What two cities in Alaska were flooded with prospectors in July 1897?

• Dyea and Skagway

• Skagway and Dayton

• Dawson City and Juno

• Yukon Town and Richlands