WorksheetsGold Mining Week of March 30th
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
Why is gold a popular metal for making jewelry?
It is shiny.
It is found everywhere.
It is beautiful and soft.
It is scarce.
Why is gold valuable?
It is scarce.
It is found everywhere.
It is yellow.
It is heavy.
What is the earliest record of cups and jewelry made from gold?
1828
1848
3500 BC
100 BC
During the middle ages, what men tried to make gold?
forty-niners
alchemists
long-toms
miners
Where and when was the first American gold rush?
California, 1848
Colorado, 1858
George, 1828
Nevada, 1859
What were two ways of getting to the gold fields?
sea
land
air
What were two dangers of the overland route to the gold fields?
broken ships
getting lost
leaving at the wrong time of year
disease
What was one danger of sea travel?
getting lost
unsafe ships
no food for the livestock
What was one disadvantage of the Panama route?
rough seas
disease
angry natives
What stayed in the miner's pan after the sand, gravel, and water washed out?
gold
dirt
rocks
mud
How many men were needed to operate a cradle?
1
2-3
4-5
6-7
What mining device was 12-25 feet long and could trap more gold than a cradle?
pan
cradle
long-tom
pick
What is coyote mining?
Sinking shafts into the ground to get gold that has settled in the bedrock
Using high-powered hoses to wash off the mountain sides
Using dynamite to blast gold out of the mountain
What mining technique used high-powered hoses to wash off the mountain sides?
Cradle
Hydraulic Mining
Coyote Mining
Long Toms
What mining method was eventually banned because of its damage to the environment
Long-toms
Coyote Mining
Cradles
Hydraulic Mining
When was gold discovered in California?
1828
1848
1849
1850
Who discovered gold in California?
John Sutter
James Marshall
Zebulon Pike
T.P. Comstock
What nickname is given to the men who rushed to California in 1849?
Miners
Gold Rushers
Fifty-Niners
Forty-Niners
What were miners forced to create when they arrived in California?
Hotels
Hospitals
Laws
Banks
What is the Mother Lode?
First town in California
California's gold fields
James Marshall's dog
Nevada's gold fields
What happened to California's population as a result of the gold rush?
it increased
it decreased
it remained the same
What could a miner do if he felt mistreated by a group of miners?
call a camp meeting
nothing, there was no law and order
arrest the group of miners
send the miners back home
How was camp justice administered?
there was no camp justice
slow and weak
rough and quick
How did a miner stake a claim?
Mark the land
Drive a stake into the land
File a claim with the camp recorder
All of the above
How did the miners govern themselves?
The strongest miner was in charge
Democratic camp meetings
There was no government
What were two non-white groups that worked in the gold fields?
Chinese
Irish
Latin Americans
English
Why did the Indians dislike the miners?
They took all the gold.
They were mean to them.
They destroyed the land and scared away the animals.
They fought with them.
How were the Chinese treated in the mining camps?
fairly
with kindness
they were beaten and robbed
equally
Who were the "Chilenos"?
Native Americans
Miners
Chinese
Latin Americans
Justice was fair to everyone except what race?
White
Non-white
Why was the gold and silver discovery in Nevada called the Comstock Lode?
T.P. Comstock discovered the gold
The gold was found on Comstock's land
T.P. Comstock died trying to find gold
T.P. Comstock lied and told everyone the gold was found on his land.
Who made the Comstock discovery
Sutter and Marshall
McLaughlin and O'Riley
Henry T.P. Comstock
Jackson and Gregory
Where was the gold and silver in Nevada discovered?
Cherry Creek
Clear Creek
Virginia City
Sutter's Mill
What was the dollar value of the gold and silver mined from the Comstock?
$100 million
$200 million
$300 million
$400 million
How was mining the Comstock different from earlier gold rushes?
The gold was in the lake
The gold was in rocks
The gold was visible and didn't need to be mined
What did the early Colorado rushers paint on their wagons?
"Pike's Peak or Bust"
"Busted"
"Fifty-Niners"
"Gold Rushers"
What kind of books were first written about the Colorado gold rush?
Bibles
How to Mine
Guidebooks
Cookbooks
What happened to Colorado as a result of the gold rush?
The Native Americans were forced out of Colorado
Colorado became a part of California
Colorado became a state
Colorado went to war with Mexico
When was gold discovered in Colorado?
1848
1858
1849
1859
Where was gold discovered in 1859?
Colorado
Nevada
Colorado and Nevada
California
