Describe what an entrepreneur is and what they have to do to try to be successful.
California Studies Weekly Quiz #23

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Michelle Burton
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1.
OPEN ENDED QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
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2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What did Luzena Wilson do during the Gold Rush?
A) Sold shovels and pickets
B) Worked as a ditch digger
C) Designed durable jeans for miners
D) Helped her family run hotels in California
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which person later went on to make cars?
A) Levi Strauss
B) Williams Fargo
C) John Studebaker
D) Philip Armour
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who worked as a team to make a business that is still seen everywhere today? (Hint: A Bank)
A) Levi Strauss and John Studebaker
B) Philip Armour and Williams Fargo
C) Williams Fargo and Henry Wells
D) Henry Wells and John Studebaker
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
According to Hiram Dwight Pierce’s diary, which city had areas of tents that he observed had changed into permanent buildings during the California Gold Rush?
Sutter’s Mill
Nevada City
San Francisco
Sacramento
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
As a result of the California Gold Rush, San Francisco can today be described as a unique city because________________________.
the forty-niners found a lot of gold and built homes there
a mix of races, cultures and religions are present there
most people who came from China stayed in San Francisco
it has narrow streets that date back to before the Gold Rush
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why did Sam Brannan buy mining supplies before telling everyone about gold being found?
He wanted to be the only one with cheap tools to look for gold, so he could sell a lot.
He wanted to help people go and find gold.
He was trying to help businesses make money before the Gold Rush started.
He knew he could sell them for a lot more than they were worth.
8.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How were laws enforced in the mining camps?
The sheriff arrested anyone not following the law.
Vigilante committees enforced the law themselves.
Miners elected a group of miners to serve as judges.
All of the above
9.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How did most of the miners and famous men associated with the Gold Rush end up?
successful and satisfied people
rich and happy
poorer or just the same as before
none of the above
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