- 1. In which year did the California Gold Rush begin?
A) 1848
B) 1835
C) 1855
D) 1862
- 2. Where did the California Gold Rush start?
A) Yosemite Valley
B) Golden Gate Bridge
C) Sutter's Mill
D) Death Valley
- 3. Which event triggered the beginning of the California Gold Rush?
A) Discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill
B) Invention of the steam engine
C) California achieving statehood
D) U.S. purchase of Alaska
- 4. What was the nickname given to the people who rushed to California to seek gold?
A) Gold Diggers
B) Gold Miners
C) Sunset Seekers
D) Forty-Niners
- 5. What was the primary method of mining for gold in California?
A) Drilling
B) Panning
C) Blasting
D) Dredging
- 6. Which country did the majority of immigrants to California during the Gold Rush come from?
A) China
B) Italy
C) Germany
D) Mexico
- 7. Which famous author set a novel during the time of the California Gold Rush?
A) Charles Dickens
B) Edgar Allan Poe
C) Jane Austen
D) Mark Twain
- 8. Who is credited with the discovery of gold that sparked the Gold Rush?
A) John Sutter
B) Kit Carson
C) James W. Marshall
D) Buffalo Bill
- 9. What is the name of the body of water where ships docked to bring prospectors to California?
A) Monterey Bay
B) San Diego Bay
C) San Francisco Bay
D) Santa Monica Bay
- 10. What was the nickname for the region where gold was plentiful during the Gold Rush?
A) Mother Lode
B) Golden Basin
C) Bronze Ridge
D) Silver Reef
- 11. What impact did the California Gold Rush have on the economy of the United States?
A) Stimulated the economy
B) Economy remained stagnant
C) Destroyed the economy
D) Caused a recession
- 12. What significant development happened in California in 1850 related to the Gold Rush?
A) Gold was declared illegal
B) Gold shortage occurred
C) Gold prices soared
D) California became a state
- 13. What was the name of the river where gold was discovered in California?
A) Mississippi River
B) American River
C) Sacramento River
D) Colorado River
- 14. Which famous event overshadowed the start of the California Gold Rush in 1848?
A) War of 1812
B) Revolutionary War
C) Mexican-American War
D) Civil War
- 15. What were the people who profited from selling supplies to gold seekers called?
A) Merchants
B) Miners
C) Bankers
D) Goldsmiths
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