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Ch 5 L3-4 Gold Rush/Life in the Goldfields

Total questions: 43

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Who first found gold while working at the mill?
a)
John Sutter
b)
Levi Strauss
c)
James Marshall
d)
Pio Pico
2.
What year was gold discovered at Sutter's Mill?
a)
1948
b)
1849
c)
1848
d)
1850
3.
Which of these was not a type of mining for gold?
a)
gold panning
b)
rockers
c)
juice box
d)
long toms 
4.
What was the most destructive type of mining for the land?
a)
gold panning
b)
hydraulic mining
c)
coyote holes
d)
sluice boxes
5.
Which was not an option for journeying to California during the Gold Rush?
a)
overland routes in wagons
b)
ships around Cape Horn
c)
ships with shortcut through the Isthmus of Panama
d)
the Transcontinental Railroad
6.
What was the quickest route to California at this time?
a)
Around Cape Horn
b)
Through the Strait of Magellan
c)
Crossing over the Isthmus of Panama
d)
Overland routes
7.
Most gold miners struck it rich.
a)
True
b)
False
8.
What was the nickname for people who moved to California during the gold rush? 
a)
Surfers
b)

Golden State Warriors

c)

Forty-Niners

d)
Raiders
9.
Some store owners became rich selling gold prospectors their supplies.
a)
True
b)
False
10.
What were towns called that grew rapidly when gold was discovered nearby? 
a)
Rush towns
b)
Boomtowns
c)

Boomers

d)
Ghost towns
11.
About how many people moved to California in 1849 to mine for gold? 
a)
1,000
b)
5,000
c)
20,000
d)
90,000
12.
1. What was "gold fever?" 
a)

A disease caused by exposure to radioactive gold 

b)

A sudden rise in gold prices caused by the discovery of gold in California 

c)

A mental illness that caused people to mistake worthless metals for gold 

d)

The desire to get rich quick by acquiring gold

e)

King Midas's ill-fortune

13.
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.
14.
Prices during the Gold Rush ___________________ due to supply and demand.
a)
increased
b)
decreased
15.
Which of the following is NOT true about a Horn Spoon?
a)
horn shaped
b)
made out of animal horn
c)
a tool for digging gold
d)
the name of a book
16.
What river was the first flake of gold found?
a)
Sacramento River
b)
The Nile River
c)
American River
d)
Nueva Helvetia
17.
Besides coming across land, how else did people from the East Coast of the U.S.A. get to California?
a)
They walked
b)
They had a paddleboat
c)
Sailing around Cape Horn
d)
being stowaways on a pirate ship
18.
Which trail does the picture represent?
a)
California Trail
b)
Mormon Trail 
c)
Placervill Trail
d)
Santa Fe Trail
19.
What was it called when miners used pans to separate dirt from gold? 
a)
Gold sifting
b)
Dirt panning
c)
Panning for gold
d)
Pan searching
20.

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 in the population

21.

What are examples discrimination some people faced in the gold field according to the textbook?

a)

Some groups were paid less wages than others for the same work.

b)

Some groups were made to feel unsafe, unwelcomed or attacked in a mining camp

c)

some miners were pushed into separate camps based on their cultural background

d)

There were absolutely no discrimination in any mining camps.

22.
Which route was the longest distance?
a)
By wagon train
b)
Across the Isthmus of Panama
c)
By ship around Cape Horn
23.
______ was the time period named for the thousands of gold-seekers moved to California in hopes of striking rich  
a)
California Gold Rush
b)
Forty-niners
c)
Population Boom
d)
Economic BOOM!!!!!!
24.
What was James Marshall's job at Sutter's Fort?
a)
Build a mill
b)
Mine for gold in the American River
c)
Build a stronger wall
d)
Cut down lumber
25.

Who was the person that decided to tell everyone that gold was discovered in the American River after he bought all the shovels and pans?

a)
John Sutter
b)
James Marshall
c)
Sam Brannan
d)
All of the above
26.

How did many forty-niners travel to CA (choose 3)

a)

Overland Trail

b)

By Ship Around Cape Horn

c)

By airplane from the East Coast

d)

Across the Isthmus of Panama

e)

Traveled from Mexico

27.

What was the safest way to travel to California?

a)

Overland Trail by wagon train

b)

Overland Trail by Stagecoach

c)

Ship around Cape Horn

d)

Isthmus of Panaa

28.

What hardships did miners face?

a)

loneliness

b)

high prices

c)

bad weather

d)

illnesses

e)

rugged terrain

29.

Which city became a boom town after gold was discovered in California?

a)

Los Angeles

b)

St. Louis

c)

San Francisco

d)

Sacramento

e)

Sonoma

30.

Who announced the discovery of gold in California?

a)

Neil Armstrong

b)

John Sutter

c)

Louise Clappe

d)

President James K. Polk

31.

What is it called when a miner puts wooden stakes, or posts, around the area?

a)

A mark

b)

Staking a claim

c)

Founding a area

d)

Claiming

32.

What is a claim?

a)

A claim is was the area a miner said it belonged to him/her.

b)

When a miner goes to court and says what area belongs to them now.

c)

Where the gold rush was

d)

A mark that anything made

33.

What is isthmus?

a)

Where gold is

b)

A bridge

c)

It is a narrow piece of land that connects 2 larger land areas

d)

A pass

34.

What tools did the miners use?

a)

Long Toms

b)

Pans

c)

Sluices

d)

Shovels

e)

Rockers

35.

Which of the following words best describes Sam Brannan?

a)

thoughtful and helpful

b)

greedy and dangerous

c)

brave and strong

d)

crafty and clever

36.

Which of the following events happened in January 1848?

a)

The first gold was found in California

b)

Many people started moving out West.

c)

The first ship from China landed in California.

d)

California became a state.

37.

What conclusion can you draw about the California gold rush?

a)

The gold rush forever changed the American West.

b)

The gold rush was more important to South America than to the United States.

c)

Several mining camps grew into large permanent cities

d)

The gold rush should have been kept a secret.

e)

Immigration to California caused diversity in the population

38.

Erosion causes

a)

Prices of everyday items to go up

b)

Gold to be more difficult to find

c)

Rocks and soil to wash away

d)

People to travel to California

39.

Which of the following groups of people came to California in the search for gold?

a)

Chinese

b)

People from European countries

c)

People from South American Countries

d)

California Natives

40.

Once reaching California, most people started their journey to the gold fields from this port?

a)

Oakland

b)

San Francisco

c)

Alameda

d)

Tiburon

41.

What is the name of the present day town where gold was discovered?

a)

Coloma

b)

Columbia

c)

Placerville

d)

Auburn

42.

Which current northern California towns developed from a mining camp as a result of the gold rush? Select all that apply.

a)

Placerville

(aka Hangtown)

b)

Sacramento

c)

San Jose

d)

Stockton

(aka Mudville)

e)

Nevada City (aka Deer Creek Dry Diggings)

43.

Which of the following were issues faced by miners? Choose all that are true.

a)

Some did not have success.

b)

They worked in freezing waters.

c)

They became bored.

d)

They suffered from disease.

e)

They suffered from poor diets.