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WorksheetsGold Rush
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which grouped came from overseas to join the gold rush?
a)
Russians
b)
Chinese
c)
Germans
d)
Gauls
2.
What was the most permanent effect of the Gold Rush?
a)
Everyone developed tumors from the water
b)
California went to war with Texas
c)
Everyone left California for Mexico
d)
Immigration in California caused diversity
3.
Which of the following was a result of the California gold rush?
a)
American settlers rebelled against the Mexican government.
b)
Los Angeles became a center of banking, manufacturing, and trade.
c)
California gained enough settlers to apply for statehood.
d)
Thousands of Chinese died from diseases brought by newcomers.
4.
What year did the gold rush in California begin?
a)
1492
b)
1619
c)
1776
d)
1848
5.
Where was gold first discovered in California?
a)
Comstock Lode
b)
Sutter's Mill
c)
San Francisco
d)
Lowell Mills
6.
What were towns called that grew rapidly when gold was discovered nearby?
a)
Rush towns
b)
Cities of gold
c)
Boomtowns
d)
Ghost towns
7.
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
8.
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
9.
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
10.
Most gold miners struck it rich.
a)
True
b)
False
11.
What was the first thing miners did when they arrived in California?
a)
stake a claim for their land
b)
take a shower
c)
start gold panning
d)
try to meet friends
12.
What was the nickname for people who moved to California during the gold rush?
a)
Surfers
b)
Coasters
c)
Forty Niners
d)
Raiders
13.
1. What was "gold fever?"
a)
A. A disease caused by exposure to radioactive gold
b)
B. A sudden rise in gold prices caused by the discovery of gold in California
c)
C. A mental illness that caused people to mistake worthless metals for gold
d)
D. The desire to get rich quick by acquiring gold
14.
In what way did camp life change for miners over time?
a)
Camps grew into towns with shops and restaurants.
b)
Fires spread from tent to tent more quickly and easily.
c)
Immigrants faced less discrimination than before.
d)
Miners began to live in tents instead of in cabins and houses.
15.
Prices during the Gold Rush ___________________ due to supply and demand.
a)
increased
b)
decreased
16.
An argonaut is
a)
a person who travels to space
b)
a sailor
c)
someone in search of gold
d)
all of the above
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