Going for Gold - 49er's Fever
  • 1. When did the gold rush of 1849 end?
A) 1849
B) 1684
C) 1964
D) 1864
E) 1848
  • 2. When was the California gold rush?
A) 1849
B) 1848
C) 1864
D) 1749
E) 1949
  • 3. Where was the gold found that lead to the California gold rush of 1849?
A) Sutter's Mill
B) Memphis
C) Los Angeles
D) Sacramento
E) Marshall's Mill
  • 4. What type of mill was Sutter's mill?
A) cornmill
B) Marshmill
C) wheatmill
D) grainmill
E) sawmill
  • 5. Who build Sutter's mill?
A) John Marshall
B) John Sutter
C) James Marshall
D) Don Quixote
E) James Sutter
  • 6. What powered the mill at Sutter's mill?
A) mules
B) solar power
C) water
D) wind
E) gas
  • 7. When did California become a state?
A) 1849
B) 1850
C) 1846
D) 1851
E) 1847
  • 8. How many people lived in San Francisco in 1840?
A) less than fifty
B) only five hundred
C) only fifty thousand
D) a few hundred
E) a few thousand
  • 9. What was the flood of people descending on northern California in 1849 called?
A) The Great Depression
B) The Gold Rush
C) 49er'sFever
D) The Golden Years
E) The Great Escape
  • 10. The largest gold nugget found in California was found in what county?
A) Sutterville County
B) Calaveras County
C) Los Angeles County
D) Henderson County
E) Marshall County
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