WorksheetsMormon Migration & Gold Rush
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Which of the following is NOT true about the early Mormons?
They had to move from state to state to avoid religious persecution.
Mormons believed that land should be shared in common.
Some members had more than one wife.
They fled to Nevada in search of religious freedom.
What was the name of the city that the Mormons established in Illinois along the banks of the Mississippi River?
Chicago
Nauvoo
Springfield
Naboo
In which year did most of the miners flock to California in search of gold?
1847
1848
1849
1850
What was "Gold fever"?
A disease caused by exposure to radioactive gold.
A sudden rise in gold prices caused by the discovery of gold in California.
A mental illness that caused people to mistake worthless metal objects for gold.
The desire to get rich quick by acquiring California gold.
Which California town grew rapidly in population due to the Gold Rush?
Los Angeles
San Fransico
San Diego
San Jose
You were most likely to strike it rich in the California Gold Rush if you:
A. Got to California very quickly after gold had been discovered
B. Used devices like the long tom and the cradle
C. Avoided mining camps
D. Took the sea route to California instead of the land route
If you wanted to go from New York to California by ship, you would
Travel through Panama Canel
Sail Northward to the Arctic Ocean, head west, and then go south past Alaska
Sail through the Great Lakes, and then travel west along the Missouri River
Sail south all the way around the tip South America, and then go north again
Which of the following is NOT true about the Gold Rush?
People from all over the world came to California in search of gold.
Most of the miners were able to find gold.
The people selling supplies and food to the miners profited greatly.
Crime was common in the miner camps.
Which of these groups faced prejudice from the other miners, but later helped build the Transcontinental Railroad?
Chinese Americans
African Americans
Mexican Americans
Native Americans
Why did the Gold Rush end?
California passed a law against gold prospecting.
Most of the land in California was brought up by fortune-seekers.
All the easy-to-find was quickly taken.
The Civil War broke out, and the prospectors had to go and fight.
