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