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WorksheetsGold Rush
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
Why is gold a popular metal for making jewelry?
It's beautiful, doesn't tarnish, and is malleable "soft"
it's rare
it's expensive
Why is gold valuable?
Nobody knows why
It's scarce but highly desired
You can make a lot of things from gold
What is the earliest record of cups and jewelry made from gold?
1991
1030
3500 B.C.
1849
During the Middle Ages, which men tried to make gold?
Warriors
Alchemists
Tribe Leaders
Mathematicians
When and where was the first American gold rush?
1828, Georgia
1849, California
1850, Colorado
1900, Montana
What were 2 ways of getting to the gold fields?
Through the isthmus of Panama
Up and around Alaska, Overland Route
Flying across the United States by plane
Overland Route or around Cape Horn
What were two dangers of the overland route to the gold fields?
Getting lost
Leaving at the wrong time of year, disease
shipwreck or having to wait too long
Having too much food
What was one main danger of sea travel?
Rough seas, possible shipwreck
Not enough space for your belongings
Too much food
Got to gold fields too fast
What stayed in the miner's pan after the sand, gravel, and water washed out?
Gravel
Sand
Gold
Water
How many men were needed to operate a cradle?
1
2-3
5
10
What mining device was 12-25 ft long and could trap more gold than a cradle?
Pan
Cradle
Long Tom
Hydraulic Mining
What is coyote mining?
Digging deep into the ground to make a mine and climb down to get the gold
Spraying mountains with high-powered hoses
Panning by the edge of a river
Using coyotes to howl at the moon and make it rain gold
What mining technique used high-powered hoses to wash off the mountain sides?
Panning
Using a Long Tom in a river
Hydraulic Mining
Coyote Mining
When was gold discovered in California?
Feb. 2nd, 1800
Mar. 13th, 1803
Dec. 7th, 1808
Jan. 24, 1848
Who discovered gold in California?
James Sutter
James Marshall
Sam Brennan
Patrick McLaughlin
What nickname is given to the men who rushed to CA in 1849?
Gold Miners
Fifty Fivers
Forty Niners
Chicken Nuggets
What were miners forced to create when they arrived in California?
New sources of food
Laws and government
Friends
Mining tools
What is the mother lode?
A huge gold nugget, weighing 140 pounds
All the gold in the world
name for California gold fields
What happened to California's population as a result of the gold rush?
Increased exponentially
Decreased
Stayed the same
Increased just a little
What could a miner do if he felt mistreated by a group of miners?
Leave the area
Call a camp meeting
Nothing
How did a miner stake a claim?
Put a steak on the land he wanted
Mark the corners with stakes, put cans on top of them, file a claim with camp recorder
Build a house on the land
What was a non-white group that worked in the gold fields?
Chinese
Mexican
Latin Americans
Native Americans/Indians
Who were "Chilenos"?
Chinese
Mexican or Latin Americans
African Americans
Native Americans
Why was gold and silver discovery called the Comstock Lode?
It was found by Comstock himself
Comstock claimed they found it on his land so he became their business partner and took credit
I have no idea
What was the dollar value of the gold and silver mined from the Comstock Lode?
$4 million
$40 million
$400 million
$4 trillion
What did the early Colorado gold rushers paint on their wagons?
Honk if you have gold
Pike's Peak or Bust
Go Home
This is A Bad Idea
What kind of books were first written about the Colorado gold rush?
Guide books
Picture books
Comics
Fairytales
What happened to Colorado as a result of the gold rush?
Nobody went there because they were all in CA
All mountains were washed away from hydraulic mining
Became a territory in 1861 and a state in 1876
What was basic food in prospectors' diet?
Pork, beans, coffee, flour
McDonalds
steak, eggs, sushi
fruits and vegetables
What were prices like in mining towns?
They were okay
Super reasonable
Unreasonably high
Cheap
What did miners do for entertainment?
Sing songs
Dance, drink, and gamble
Watch movies
Play video games
What two diseases did miners contract?
Scurvy and Cholera
Chicken pox and the flu
Covid
None, they were all really healthy
What were living conditions like in a mining camp?
Luxurious and Fancy
Okay, pretty clean and enough food
Harsh and very unsanitary
How was Australia's government different from California's?
Australia had an orderly government while CA did not
Australia was really harsh while CA government was very fair
Australia had no rules or laws while CA had many
What is the "Welcome Stranger"?
A person new to the mining camp
A UFO one miner spotted in the sky
A gold nugget found in Australia that weighed 140 pounds
A tool used by the miners that could mine the most gold
What hardships did Alaskan miners face?
Extreme Cold
Disease
Starvation
ALL of them! Extreme cold, disease, and starvation.
Who owned the Black Hills when gold was discovered there?
Californians
USA
Sioux Tribe
Navajo Tribe
In what three states - other than Alaska, California, Nevada, or Colorado - was gold discovered late in the 19th century?
North Dakota, South Dakota, and Idaho
South Dakota, Montana, and Idaho
Mississippi, Kentucky, and Washington
South Dakota, Texas, and Hawaii
Where was gold discovered in South Dakota?
White Hills
San Diego
Nowhere
Black Hills
What special people were aboard the 'Portland' and the 'Excelsior' when they steamed into San Fransisco Bay?
The King and Queen of England
The President of the United States
The Alaskan miners
The Australian Miners
