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Destination CA U3C7

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What were Johann Sutter and James Marshall building when they discovered gold?

a)

Sawmill

b)

Fort

c)

Railroad

d)

Mine

2.

What was the name of the man that bought all of the mining equipment and then sold it?

a)

Sam Adams

b)

John Sutter

c)

Sam Brannan

d)

James Marshall

3.

What was the cheapest way to get to California from the U.S. east coast?

a)

By taking a boat around Cape Horn

b)

By taking a boat to Panama, crossing the Isthmus, and then taking a boat the rest of the way

c)

By crossing the continent overland by wagon train

d)

By cutting through Brazil and trekking north on foot

4.

Roughly how many people traveled to California in 1849?

a)

55,000

b)

80,000

c)

100,000

d)

120,000

5.

What was the most popular way for people to get to California?

a)

Around Cape Horn

b)

Across Panama

c)

Across the Continent

6.

Why were so many ships abandoned in San Francisco?

a)

Many passengers and sailors died on the long voyage.

b)

The bay was shallow and would often sink ships.

c)

Sailors left their jobs to go to the gold fields.

d)

Captains had difficult times navigating through the bay.

7.

What were the gold seekers that came to California in 1849 called?

a)

Raiders

b)

Chiefs

c)

49ers

d)

Dolphins

8.

Most miners became more rich than business owners.

a)
True
b)
False
9.

Select ALL of the different gold mining methods.

a)

Panning for gold

b)

Hydraulic Press

c)

Cradle

d)

Long Tom

10.

Why did many U.S. miners view the Mexican miners as enemies?

a)

Because they stole each other's gold

b)

Because the Mexican War ended just a couple of years earlier

c)

Because they stole the land from the U.S.

d)

Because the Mexican miners found more gold than the Americans

11.

In 1850, the Foreign Miners Tax was passed so that miners from other countries had to pay $ (a)   a month to mine.

12.

In 1852, another law was passed so that Chinese miners had to pay an additional tax of

a)

$7

b)

$3

c)

$12

d)

$4

13.

Roughly 30 houses were being built each day in San Francisco during the Gold Rush.

a)
True
b)
False
14.

Select ALL of the famous business owners during the Gold Rush.

a)

Sam Brannan

b)

Mifflin Gibbs

c)

Jacob Goodall

d)

Levi Strauss

e)

Edward Hamilton

15.

What is a free state?

a)

A state where slavery is not allowed

b)

A state where there is no sales tax

c)

A state where free housing is offered to people

d)

A state that has free programs to help those in need

16.

Who was the first elected California Governor?

a)

Arnold Schwarzenegger

b)

Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo

c)

Peter H. Burnett

d)

Gavin Newsom

17.

In order for California to join as a US state, what was created?

a)

the Tradesmen of 1850

b)

the Compromise of 1850

c)

the Battle of 1850

d)

the Wild West Law of 1850

18.

What number state California?

(a)  

19.

When did California become a state?

a)

July 4, 1776

b)

April 1, 2025

c)

September 9, 1850

d)

February 30, 1850

20.

Why was California a dangerous place in the 1850s?

a)

There were a lot of coyotes.

b)

There were laws that discriminated against American Indians, Mexicans, Asians, and Black people.

c)

There were no safety equipment at job worksites

d)

There were no roads with cross walks

21.

What organization was created to settle the land problem in California?

a)

CA Parks and Recreation

b)

The state Park Organization

c)

the Land Commission

d)

the Land for the People

22.

What is hydraulic mining?

a)

Mining with dynamite

b)

Blasting water at hillsides

c)

Drilling into boulders

d)

Mining with steam engines

23.

Select ALL of the negative impacts of hydraulic mining.

a)

Destroyed hills

b)

Mud slides

c)

Bloating and bad gas

d)

Muddied streams

e)

Killed fish