Gold Rush and California Vocabulary Quiz

A(n) [diversity, entrepreneur, mining claim, vigilante] gave someone the right to mine for gold in a specific location.

• diversity

• entrepreneur

• mining claim

• vigilante

[Diversity, Entrepreneur, Mining claim, Vigilante] groups sometimes punished innocent people.

• Diversity

• Entrepreneur

• Mining claim

• Vigilante

Cultural [diversity, entrepreneur, mining claim, vigilante] in California led to a lot of conflict among miners.

• diversity

• entrepreneur

• mining claim

• vigilante

Someone who takes the risks of starting a business is called a(n) [diversity, entrepreneur, mining claim, vigilante].

• diversity

• entrepreneur

• mining claim

• vigilante

Why did the Gold Rush begin near a sawmill?

• The mill had run out of logs.

• A worker found gold there.

• Gold miners found shelter there.

• The mill offered jobs for miners.

Why did the work on ranchos and ships come to a stop in 1849?

• Worker's left to look for gold.

• The owners moved back east.

• Nobody bought their products.

• There was no more work.

Why did the Gold Rush lead to more problems between cultural groups?

• Only a few cultural groups got rich.

• Miners stayed away from towns.

• Rancheros expected the miners to follow Mexican laws.

• Miners from many countries were coming to California.

Why did most miners live in tents?

• They enjoyed being outdoors.

• They came from other cultures.

• They did not have much money.

• They wanted windows and floors.

Miners who panned for gold were looking for gold in

• hillsides.

• deep pits.

• cities and towns.

• rivers and streams.

A woman in a mining town was an entrepreneur when she

• taught school.

• opened a hotel.

• wrote to a friend.

• bought groceries.