Going for Gold - 49er's Fever
  • 1. When did the gold rush of 1849 end?
A) 1848
B) 1849
C) 1864
D) 1684
E) 1964
  • 2. When was the California gold rush?
A) 1864
B) 1749
C) 1848
D) 1849
E) 1949
  • 3. Where was the gold found that lead to the California gold rush of 1849?
A) Sacramento
B) Memphis
C) Los Angeles
D) Sutter's Mill
E) Marshall's Mill
  • 4. What type of mill was Sutter's mill?
A) cornmill
B) grainmill
C) sawmill
D) Marshmill
E) wheatmill
  • 5. Who build Sutter's mill?
A) James Marshall
B) John Sutter
C) John Marshall
D) James Sutter
E) Don Quixote
  • 6. What powered the mill at Sutter's mill?
A) wind
B) solar power
C) gas
D) water
E) mules
  • 7. When did California become a state?
A) 1849
B) 1851
C) 1846
D) 1847
E) 1850
  • 8. How many people lived in San Francisco in 1840?
A) less than fifty
B) only fifty thousand
C) a few hundred
D) a few thousand
E) only five hundred
  • 9. What was the flood of people descending on northern California in 1849 called?
A) The Golden Years
B) The Great Depression
C) The Gold Rush
D) 49er'sFever
E) The Great Escape
  • 10. The largest gold nugget found in California was found in what county?
A) Sutterville County
B) Henderson County
C) Calaveras County
D) Los Angeles County
E) Marshall County
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