The California Gold Rush

In what year did California become occupied by the United States?

• 1839

• 1846

• 1848

• 1855

What did John Sutter build on his property?

• A school

• A fort

• A hospital

• A church

Fill in the blank: The Treaty of _______ ended the Mexican-American War.

• A) Paris

• B) Guadalupe Hidalgo

• C) Versailles

• D) Tordesillas

Who discovered gold at Sutter's Mill?

• John Sutter

• Samuel Brannan

• James Marshall

• President James Polk

What was the name of the site where John Sutter hired James Marshall to build a sawmill?

• Sacramento

• Coloma

• San Francisco

• Los Angeles

What was the impact of the gold discovery on Sutter's property?

• It prospered

• It was destroyed

• It remained the same

• It was sold

Fill in the blank: The town planned by John Sutter's son was called _______.

• Los Angeles

• San Francisco

• Sacramento

• San Diego

Who were the first prospectors that came to California?

• Farmers

• Teachers

• People searching for minerals

• Merchants

By 1849, the news of gold had spread around the world. What did gold-seekers and merchants catch?

• Gold Fever

• Gold Rush

• Gold Craze

• Gold Hunt

What were the people called who arrived in California in 1849?

• Gold Seekers

• Forty-niners

• Pioneers

• Settlers