What year did the gold rush in California begin? 
  • 1492
  • 1619
  • 1776
  • 1848
Where was gold first discovered in California?
  • Sutters Mill
  • San Fransisco
  • San Diego
  • Sacramento
What was the nickname for people who moved to California during the gold rush? 
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  • Surfers
  • Coasters
  • Forty Niners
  • Raiders
What was "gold fever?"
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  • A. A disease caused by exposure to radioactive gold
  • B. A sudden rise in gold prices caused by the discovery of gold in California
  • C. A mental illness that caused people to mistake worthless metals for gold
  • D. The desire to get rich quick by acquiring gold
What was it called when miners used pans to separate dirt from gold? 
  • Gold sifting
  • Dirt panning
  • Panning for gold
  • Pan searching
What is an entrepreneur?
  • someone who moved to California looking for gold
  • type of steamboat
  • someone who takes a risk to start a business
  • a boomtown
Levi Strauss is famous for
  • creating the first pair of blue jeans
  • creating the first grocery store
  • finding gold
  • creating the telegraph
Which state became our nation's thirty-first state in 1850?
  • Oregon
  • Washington
  • Texas
  • California
Mexican and Chinese miners worked hard and found a lot of gold, but they also faced discrimination. What is discrimination?
  • unfair treatment of people based on their race, gender, age, or other characteristic
  • given fair treatment
  • when others help each other out
  • treating others like you want to be treated
Why did the telegraph replace the Pony Express?
  • the telegraph was more harder to use
  • Pony Express riders went on strike
  • weren't enough horses availble in the United States
  • the telegraph could deliver messages more quickly than the Pony Express could
Did most gold miners strike it rich?
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  • yes
  • no
Who first found gold while working at the mill?
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  • John Sutter
  • Levi Strauss
  • James Marshall
  • Mrs. Ross
What state was admitted as the 31st member of the United States?
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  • California
  • Arizona
  • Oregon
  • Utah
Some store owners became rich selling gold prospectors their supplies.
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  • True
  • False
What were towns called that grew rapidly when gold was discovered nearby? 
  • Rush towns
  • Cities of gold
  • Boomtowns
  • Ghost towns
What were towns called that were abandoned once the gold was gone? a. Empty citiesb. Ghost townsc. Bust townsd. Lonelyvillese. Boomtowns
  • Empty cities
  • Ghost towns
  • Lonelyvilles
  • Boomtowns
What were the people who searched for gold called?
  • Gold diggers
  • 49ers
  • Crazy
  • 76ers
Where was the gold near San Franscisco first discovered? 
  • in a river. 
  • in a field.
  • in a well.
  • in a canyon 
What tools were used for mining?
  • scissors, knives, forks
  • bulldozers, tractors
  • pick ax, shovel, pan, rope
  • drill, saw, screwdriver
The "49ers" had what was called ____________.
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  • silver fever
  • gold fever
  • hay fever
  • scarlet fever
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