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WorksheetsCalifornia Gold Rush
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What year did the gold rush in California begin?
a)
1492
b)
1619
c)
1776
d)
1848
2.
Where was gold first discovered in California?
a)
Comstock Lode
b)
Sutter's Mill
c)
San Francisco
d)
Lowell Mills
3.
What was the nickname for people who moved to California during the gold rush?
a)
Raiders
b)
Carpet Baggers
c)
Surfers
d)
Forty Niners
4.
What were towns called that grew rapidly when gold was discovered nearby?
a)
Rush towns
b)
Cities of gold
c)
Boomtowns
d)
Ghost towns
5.
Around how many people moved to California in 1849 to mine for gold?
a)
1,000
b)
5,000
c)
20,000
d)
90,000
6.
Which grouped came from overseas to join the gold rush?
a)
Russians
b)
Chinese
c)
Germans
d)
Gauls
7.
This route went from Missouri to California. People had to use wagons on this route to carry supplies.
a)
Overland Route
b)
Panama Route
c)
Cape Horn Route
8.
This route was the quickest but people had to take ships and walk certain parts.
a)
Overland Route
b)
Panama Route
c)
Cape Horn Route
9.
This route was the longest but it was also the safest. This route went all the way around South America.
a)
Overland Route
b)
Panama Route
c)
Cape Horn Route
10.
The Foreign Miners Tax was...
a)
when the Chinese and non-American miners had to pay extra money for their claim.
b)
when everyone had to pay to mine.
c)
when people from other states had to pay extra money for their claim.
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