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WorksheetsThe California Gold Rush
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
Who participated in the goldrush?
Locals
Prospectors
What was the most significant events to shape American history?
Manifest destiny
California Gold Rush
Mexican-American war
WW1
What year did the gold rush happen?
1850
1823
1848
1849
Who was the first to find gold flakes?
James Wilson Marshall
Wilson James Marshall
John Sutter
Edward Hargraves
Who are migrants
When birds fly south.
A worker who moves from place to place to do seasonal work.
A worker who moved because he/she wants to.
A civilian who leaves the country.
How did the first migrants arrive?
boat
plane
car
foot
How much did a miner earn in 1853?
$20
$8
$30
$6
What was "gold fever?"
A sudden rise in gold prices caused by the discovery of gold in Californ
A disease caused by exposure to radioactive gold
A mental illness that causes people to mistake worthless-metals for gold
The desire to get rich quick by acquiring California gold
What can you infer about California from the information presented in the video?
Before 1849, its capital city was San Francisco
Before 1849, it was impossible to reach by land or sea
Before 1849, relatively few people lived there
Before 1849, it had a reputation for being lawless and violent
You were most likely to strike it rich in the California Gold Rush if you:
Got to California very quickly after gold had been discovered
Avoided mining camps
Used devices like the long tom and the cradle
Took the sea route to California instead of the land route
Most people became wealthy by finding gold during the Gold Rush.
True - everyone became a millionaire!
False - a few found gold, but those who became wealthy sold supplies to the miners.
Why did people leave their fields half plowed, houses half-built, and everything neglected?
Needed a break
Paid time off
Wanted Gold
Moved to cities
Who were the 49ers?
Gold miners
Football team
Locals of California during the gold rush.
The boom-town
