- 1. In which year did the California Gold Rush begin?
A) 1855
B) 1848
C) 1835
D) 1862
- 2. Where did the California Gold Rush start?
A) Sutter's Mill
B) Yosemite Valley
C) Death Valley
D) Golden Gate Bridge
- 3. Which event triggered the beginning of the California Gold Rush?
A) U.S. purchase of Alaska
B) Discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill
C) California achieving statehood
D) Invention of the steam engine
- 4. What was the nickname given to the people who rushed to California to seek gold?
A) Gold Diggers
B) Forty-Niners
C) Gold Miners
D) Sunset Seekers
- 5. What was the primary method of mining for gold in California?
A) Panning
B) Blasting
C) Dredging
D) Drilling
- 6. Which country did the majority of immigrants to California during the Gold Rush come from?
A) China
B) Germany
C) Mexico
D) Italy
- 7. Which famous author set a novel during the time of the California Gold Rush?
A) Charles Dickens
B) Jane Austen
C) Edgar Allan Poe
D) Mark Twain
- 8. Who is credited with the discovery of gold that sparked the Gold Rush?
A) Buffalo Bill
B) Kit Carson
C) John Sutter
D) James W. Marshall
- 9. What is the name of the body of water where ships docked to bring prospectors to California?
A) Santa Monica Bay
B) San Francisco Bay
C) Monterey Bay
D) San Diego Bay
- 10. What was the nickname for the region where gold was plentiful during the Gold Rush?
A) Mother Lode
B) Bronze Ridge
C) Golden Basin
D) Silver Reef
- 11. What impact did the California Gold Rush have on the economy of the United States?
A) Destroyed the economy
B) Economy remained stagnant
C) Caused a recession
D) Stimulated the economy
- 12. What significant development happened in California in 1850 related to the Gold Rush?
A) California became a state
B) Gold prices soared
C) Gold was declared illegal
D) Gold shortage occurred
- 13. What was the name of the river where gold was discovered in California?
A) Mississippi River
B) Colorado River
C) Sacramento River
D) American River
- 14. Which famous event overshadowed the start of the California Gold Rush in 1848?
A) Mexican-American War
B) War of 1812
C) Civil War
D) Revolutionary War
- 15. What were the people who profited from selling supplies to gold seekers called?
A) Bankers
B) Merchants
C) Goldsmiths
D) Miners
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