WorksheetsCalifornia Gold Rush
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 7mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Where was gold first discovered in California?
a)
Sutters Mill
b)
San Fransisco
c)
San Diego
d)
Sacramento
2.
Which grouped came from overseas to join the gold rush?
a)
Russians
b)
Chinese
c)
Germans
d)
Gauls
3.
What were the people who searched for gold called?
a)
Gold diggers
b)
49ers
c)
Crazy
d)
76ers
4.
True or False: More people struck it rich by finding gold, even small amounts, than with businesses and services for miners
a)
True
b)
False
5.
What is one of the main natural resources?
a)
Dairy
b)
People
c)
Clothes
d)
Water
6.
19th century Chinese immigrants are known for what?
a)
Work in building the Transcontinental Railroad
b)
Work in New York factories
c)
Contributions to the steel industry
d)
Contributions to John D. Rockefeller
7.
How did Chinese immigrants face hostility in boomtowns?
a)
They were not paid enough
b)
Laws restricted Chinese miners from claims
c)
They did not work hard enough
d)
Some people thought they were vigilantes
8.
What is a fast economic or population growth called?
a)
bust
b)
treaty
c)
boom
d)
reservation
9.
Why was Area 3 so difficult to travel through?
a)
The area was wider than other parts of the country
b)
The area consisted of mountains and rugged terrain (land)
c)
The area had not been explored by previous travelers
d)
The area was populated with too many Native Americans
10.
The first railroad to cross the United States was the....
a)
Union Pacific Railroad
b)
Central Pacific Railroad
c)
Missouri Railroad
d)
Transcontinental Railroad
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