California Gold Rush

What was it called when miners used pans to separate dirt from gold? 

• Gold sifting

• Dirt panning

• Panning for gold

• Pan searching

Where was the gold near San Franscisco first discovered? 

• in a river. 

• in a field.

• in a well.

• in a canyon 

The "49ers" had what was called ____________.

• silver fever

• gold fever

• hay fever

• scarlet fever

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

• Surfers

• Coasters

• Forty Niners

• Raiders

Where was gold first discovered in California?

• Sutters Mill

• San Fransisco

• San Diego

• Sacramento

What was "gold fever?"

• A. A disease caused by exposure to radioactive gold

• B. A sudden rise in gold prices caused by the discovery of gold in California

• C. A mental illness that caused people to mistake worthless metals for gold

• D. The desire to get rich quick by acquiring gold

Mexican and Chinese miners worked hard and found a lot of gold, but they also faced discrimination. What is discrimination?

• unfair treatment of people based on their race, gender, age, or other characteristic

• given fair treatment

• when others help each other out

• treating others like you want to be treated

______ was the time period named for the thousands of gold-seekers moved to California in hopes of striking rich  

• California Gold Rush

• Forty-niners

• Population Boom

• Economic BOOM!!!!!!

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.

What is a person called that is among the first to enter or settle in a region?

• Forty-Niner

• Provision

• Pioneer

• Argonaut