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- 1. Multiple Choice
What year was gold discovered at Sutter's Mill?1948184918481850 - 2. Multiple ChoiceWho first found gold while working at the mill?John SutterLevi StraussJames MarshallPio Pico
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhich of these was not a type of mining for gold?gold panningrockersjuice boxlong toms
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the most destructive type of mining for the land?gold panninghydraulic miningcoyote holessluice boxes
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhich was not an option for journeying to California during the Gold Rush?overland routes in wagonsships around Cape Hornships with shortcut through the Isthmus of Panamathe Transcontinental Railroad
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the quickest route to California at this time?Around Cape HornThrough the Strait of MagellanCrossing over the Isthmus of PanamaOverland routes
- 7. Multiple ChoiceMost gold miners struck it rich.TrueFalse
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the first thing miners did when they arrived in California?stake a claim for their landtake a showerstart gold panningtry to meet friends
- 9. Multiple ChoiceDuring the Gold Rush, people came from many of the following countries EXCEPTChinaJapanChileGermany
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the nickname for people who moved to California during the gold rush?SurfersCoastersForty NinersRaiders
- 11. Multiple ChoiceSome store owners became rich selling gold prospectors their supplies.TrueFalse
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhat were towns called that grew rapidly when gold was discovered nearby?Rush townsBoomtownsCities of goldGhost towns
- 13. Multiple ChoiceAbout how many people moved to California in 1849 to mine for gold?1,0005,00020,00090,000
- 14. Multiple Choice1. What was "gold fever?"A. A disease caused by exposure to radioactive goldB. A sudden rise in gold prices caused by the discovery of gold in CaliforniaC. A mental illness that caused people to mistake worthless metals for goldD. The desire to get rich quick by acquiring gold
- 15. Multiple ChoiceIn what way did camp life change for miners over time?Camps grew into towns with shops and restaurants.Fires spread from tent to tent more quickly and easily.Immigrants faced less discrimination than before.Miners began to live in tents instead of in cabins and houses.
- 16. Multiple ChoicePrices during the Gold Rush ___________________ due to supply and demand.increaseddecreased
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is NOT true about a Horn Spoon?horn shapedmade out of animal horna tool for digging goldthe name of a book
- 18. Multiple ChoiceAn argonaut isa person who travels to spacea sailorsomeone in search of goldall of the above
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