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Gold rush

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where was gold first discovered in California?

a)

Sutters Mill

b)

San Fransisco

c)

San Diego

2.

 

What was the nickname for people who moved to California during the gold rush? 

a)

Surfers

b)

Forty Niners

c)

Raiders

3.

Which map outline is California?

a)
b)
c)
4.

Which historic event happened closest to the Gold Rush of 1849?

a)

The Boston Tea Party

b)

American Revolution

c)

War of 1812

5.

What ocean borders California?

a)

Atlantic

b)

Indian

c)

Pacific

6.

 What year did the gold rush in California begin? 

a)

1492

b)

1848

c)

1812

7.

The gold mines of California were located closest to the border of...

a)

Arizona

b)

Oregon

c)

Nevada

8.

What was "gold fever?" 

4 lines
9.

This image is an example of...

a)

mining by hand

b)

pan mining

c)

hydraulic mining

10.

Which was not an option for journeying to California during the Gold Rush?

a)

overland routes in wagons

b)

ships around the southern tip of South America

c)

the Transcontinental Railroad