WorksheetsCalifornia Gold Rush Quiz
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 3600secs
Why did people travel to California during the Gold Rush?
To buy land
To search for gold
To escape wars
To build railroads
How did most miners find gold?
By buying it from merchants
By digging and extracting it from the earth
By trading with Native Americans
By finding it in cities
Which group was mentioned as coming to California during the Gold Rush?
Only Europeans
Only Americans
People from the United States, Mexico, China, and Europe
Only farmers
What happened to many miners who did not find gold?
They became merchants
They stayed and built cities
They returned home without riches
They moved to the East Coast
What is one reason the California Gold Rush is still remembered today?
It ended westward expansion
It created the first cities in America
It inspired future generations
It caused the population to decrease
What does the word “merchants” most nearly mean as used in the passage?
Farmers
People who sell goods
Miners
Travelers
In the passage, the word “miners” refers to people who —
Built towns
Sold supplies
Dug for gold
Traveled by sea
What does the word “extract” most nearly mean?
Hide
Remove
Destroy
Measure
The word “fuel” in the sentence “It helped to fuel the growth and development of California” most nearly means —
Stop
Power or support
Burn
Slow down
What does “legacy” mean in the passage?
A mistake from the past
Something forgotten
Something handed down from the past
A type of law
Describe one challenge miners faced while searching for gold.
Why do you think people were willing to risk everything to search for gold?
