WorksheetsCalifornia Gold Rush
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What year did the gold rush in California begin?
1492
1619
1776
1848
Where was gold first discovered in California?
Comstock Lode
Sutter's Mill
San Francisco
Lowell Mills
What was the nickname for people who moved to California during the gold rush?
Forty Niners
Carpet Baggers
Coasters
Raiders
4) What state was admitted as the 31st member of the United States?
California
Arizona
Oregon
Utah
True or False: Some store owners became rich selling gold prospectors their supplies.
True
False
6) What were towns called that grew rapidly when gold was discovered nearby?
Rush towns
Cities of gold
Boomtowns
Golden towns
7) What was it called when miners used pans to separate dirt from gold?
Panning for dollars
Dirt panning
Pan searching
Panning for gold
8) What were towns called that were abandoned once the gold was gone?
Empty cities
Ghost towns
Bust towns
Boomtowns
9) Around how many people moved to California in 1849 to mine for gold?
5,000
90,000
20,000
250,000
10) True or False: Despite the hype, very little gold was mined during the California gold rush.
True
False
