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