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