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Which of the following was an effect of the California Gold Rush?

• Most miners in California got rich.

• James W. Marshall found a gold nugget at Sutter's Mill.

• The populations of California grew rapidly.

• The Mexican-American War ended.

Which is the best description of a boomtown?

• a town where gold is discovered

• a town in California

• a town where many gold miners live

• a town where the population grows suddenly

Which two words or phrases have similar meanings/

• prospectors, business owners

• immigrants, miners

• prospectors, forty-niners

• treaty, discovery

When did the California Gold Rush begin?

• 1850

• 1846

• 1848

• 1855

Which was a cause of the others?

• Boomtowns grew.

• California quickly became a state.

• Gold was discovered at Sutter's Mill.

• Many immigrants arrived in California.

Which event happened first?

• Sacramento became California's capital city.

• Marshall discovered gold at Sutter's Mill.

• California became a state.

• The Mexican-American War ended.

The word _______ means "an agreement between two or more groups that is formally signed by their leaders.

The word _______ means "people who explore an area in search of valuable minerals or metals, like gold."

In which direction did gold seekers from China travel to San Francisco?

• northeast

• northwest

• southeast

• southwest

The longest route that gold seekers traveled from Boston to California took them ________.

• through Panama

• around South America

• across Mexico

• over land only