Irvine Park Vocabulary quiz

What is the term used for people who traveled by ship to California in search of gold?

• Overlanders

• Argonauts

• Forty-Niner

• Pioneer

What does the term 'Boomtown' refer to?

• A town that grows rapidly as a result of new business.

• A town with a large population decrease.

• A town known for its historical significance.

• A town that is abandoned after a gold rush.

What was the 'Mexican-American War'?

• A war for California's independence from Mexico.

• A war between Native Californians and settlers.

• A war between Mexico and the United States which defined California as an American territory.

• A war between different mining groups in California.

What is a 'Gold Rocker'?

• A person who listens to rock music while mining for gold.

• A type of gold coin used during the gold rush.

• A wooden box set on rockers used in mining.

• A rock formation where gold is often found.

What is the 'Transcontinental Railroad'?

• The railroad that connects the northern and southern parts of California.

• The railroad that was built during the gold rush to transport gold.

• The railroad built to make travel easier between the east and west coasts of the United States.

• The first railroad to use steam engines.

What is the significance of the 'Mother Lode' in California?

• It is the name of the first ship that brought settlers to California.

• It is the title of a famous book about the California gold rush.

• It is California's principal gold quartz belt in the Sierra Nevada’s.

• It is the name of the largest gold nugget ever found in California.

What is the California Trail?

• the mother of all trails

• a land route that extended from Missouri to California.

• a land route that extended from Alaska to California.

• mountain trails in California

What were Argonauts?

• People who traveled by ship to California in search for gold.

• a type of nut

• a type of astronaut

• People who traveled to Alaska in searchof gold.

Nickname for California

• The Disneyland State

• The Ocean State

• The Golden State

• The Sunshine State

What is a Claim Jumper?

• someone who jumps a lot.

• A person that steals horses.

• A person who jumps from one territory to another.

• A person that mines on someone else’s claim which was against the rules of gold mining.