The California Gold Rush

Where was gold first discovered in California?

• Gold Mill

• Marshall's Mill

• Sutter's Mill

• James' Mill

What far away country also heard about the Gold Rush?

• China

• Japan

• Australia

• Russia

Which of statement is true about boomtowns?

• Life in a boomtown was easy & everyone got rich.

• Life in a boomtown was hard & not everyone got rich.

What happened to the population of California?

• The population was not impacted.

• The population grew.

• The population decreased.

By 1851, 25,000 immigrants from ___ had moved to California.

• Japan

• China

• Vietnam

• Korea

True or false:

Chinese immigrants were treated with respect & as equal to other Americans.

• true

• false

About how many pounds of gold was discovered during the Gold Rush?

• 7,500

• 75,000

• 750,000