The California Gold Rush

The California Gold Rush

4th Grade

14 Qs

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The California Gold Rush

The California Gold Rush

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4th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

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14 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who discovered gold in California?

John Sutter

James Sutterq

James Marshall

John Marshall

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The discovery of gold in California started what big event?

War of 1812

trail of tears

westward migration

Revolutionary War

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following was not a "path" to the California gold fields?

Cape Horn

Panama short-cut

Chisholm Trail

Oregon-California Trail

4.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

30 sec • 3 pts

Which of the following groups of people came to California in the search for gold?

Chinese

Irish

Mexicans

Indians

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Once reaching California, most people started their journey to the gold fields from this port?

Oakland

San Francisco

Alameda

Tiburon

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the name of the present day town where gold was discovered?

Coloma

Columbia

Placerville

Auburn

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following was not an entrepreneur during the Gold Rush?

Sam Brannan

Levi Strauss

John Sutter

Henry Ford

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