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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhat year did the gold rush begin?1850184818231849
- 2. 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 California gold
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhere was gold first discovered in California?Sutters MillSan FransiscoSan DiegoSacramento
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWho were the 49ers?Gold minersLocals of California during the gold rush.Football tramThe boom-town
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhich route was the longest distance?By wagon trainAcross the Isthmus of PanamaBy ship around Cape Horn
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Did most gold miners strike it rich?yesno - 7. Multiple ChoiceWhat year was gold discovered at Sutter's Mill?1948184918481850
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWho first found gold while working at the mill?John SutterLevi StraussJames MarshallMrs. Ross
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWho was an entrepreneur, or business creator, during the Gold Rush?Levi StraussElon MuskJohn SutterJohn Bidwell
- 10. Multiple Choice______ was the time period named for the thousands of gold-seekers moved to California in hopes of striking richCalifornia Gold RushForty-ninersPopulation BoomEconomic BOOM!!!!!!
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhich grouped came from overseas to join the gold rush?RussiansChineseGermansGauls
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