WorksheetsDestination CA U3C7
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 13mins
What were Johann Sutter and James Marshall building when they discovered gold?
Sawmill
Fort
Railroad
Mine
What was the name of the man that bought all of the mining equipment and then sold it?
Sam Adams
John Sutter
Sam Brannan
James Marshall
What was the cheapest way to get to California from the U.S. east coast?
By taking a boat around Cape Horn
By taking a boat to Panama, crossing the Isthmus, and then taking a boat the rest of the way
By crossing the continent overland by wagon train
By cutting through Brazil and trekking north on foot
Roughly how many people traveled to California in 1849?
55,000
80,000
100,000
120,000
What was the most popular way for people to get to California?
Around Cape Horn
Across Panama
Across the Continent
Why were so many ships abandoned in San Francisco?
Many passengers and sailors died on the long voyage.
The bay was shallow and would often sink ships.
Sailors left their jobs to go to the gold fields.
Captains had difficult times navigating through the bay.
What were the gold seekers that came to California in 1849 called?
Raiders
Chiefs
49ers
Dolphins
Most miners became more rich than business owners.
Select ALL of the different gold mining methods.
Panning for gold
Hydraulic Press
Cradle
Long Tom
Why did many U.S. miners view the Mexican miners as enemies?
Because they stole each other's gold
Because the Mexican War ended just a couple of years earlier
Because they stole the land from the U.S.
Because the Mexican miners found more gold than the Americans
In 1850, the Foreign Miners Tax was passed so that miners from other countries had to pay $ (a) a month to mine.
In 1852, another law was passed so that Chinese miners had to pay an additional tax of
$7
$3
$12
$4
Roughly 30 houses were being built each day in San Francisco during the Gold Rush.
Select ALL of the famous business owners during the Gold Rush.
Sam Brannan
Mifflin Gibbs
Jacob Goodall
Levi Strauss
Edward Hamilton
What is a free state?
A state where slavery is not allowed
A state where there is no sales tax
A state where free housing is offered to people
A state that has free programs to help those in need
Who was the first elected California Governor?
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo
Peter H. Burnett
Gavin Newsom
In order for California to join as a US state, what was created?
the Tradesmen of 1850
the Compromise of 1850
the Battle of 1850
the Wild West Law of 1850
What number state California?
(a)
When did California become a state?
July 4, 1776
April 1, 2025
September 9, 1850
February 30, 1850
Why was California a dangerous place in the 1850s?
There were a lot of coyotes.
There were laws that discriminated against American Indians, Mexicans, Asians, and Black people.
There were no safety equipment at job worksites
There were no roads with cross walks
What organization was created to settle the land problem in California?
CA Parks and Recreation
The state Park Organization
the Land Commission
the Land for the People
What is hydraulic mining?
Mining with dynamite
Blasting water at hillsides
Drilling into boulders
Mining with steam engines
Select ALL of the negative impacts of hydraulic mining.
Destroyed hills
Mud slides
Bloating and bad gas
Muddied streams
Killed fish
