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