California Gold Rush

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This is the California Gold Rush Test. It will cover everything that we learned since we started the unit. It will consist of vocabulary, important dates and famous people during the time.

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1.

A house where meals and a sleeping room are provided for pay.
- A.
  
  Bill
- B.
  
  Boardinghouse
- C.
  
  General Store
- D.
  
  Jury
2.

Money that is owed to another person.
- A.
  
  Debt
- B.
  
  Ghost Town
- C.
  
  Lye
- D.
  
  Lode
3.

A building with machines for grinding grain to make flour.
- A.
  
  Mint
- B.
  
  Emigrant
- C.
  
  Claim
- D.
  
  Mill
4.

Hard mineral that forms crystal.
- A.
  
  Quartz
- B.
  
  Settlement
- C.
  
  Revolt
- D.
  
  Saloon
5.

People who make a home in a new place.
- A.
  
  Settlement
- B.
  
  Stagecoach
- C.
  
  Settlers
- D.
  
  Tax
6.

Train tracks going across the continent
- A.
  
  Wagon Train
- B.
  
  Transcontinental Railroad
- C.
  
  Revolt
- D.
  
  Place
7.

Place where alcoholic drinks are sold
- A.
  
  Saloon
- B.
  
  Tax
- C.
  
  Boardinghouse
- D.
  
  Emigrant
8.

Group of people who decide whether a person is guilty or innocent.
- A.
  
  Cholera
- B.
  
  Congress
- C.
  
  Jury
- D.
  
  Lode
9.

A place where coins are made.
- A.
  
  Mint
- B.
  
  General Store
- C.
  
  Mexican War
- D.
  
  Mill
10.

Rise against government or authority.
- A.
  
  Republic
- B.
  
  Slave
- C.
  
  Wagon train
- D.
  
  Revolt
11.

When did John Sutter arrive in California?
- A.
  
  1859
- B.
  
  1839
- C.
  
  1564
- D.
  
  2001
12.

The transcontinental railroad connected California with the eastern United States in ?
- A.
  
  1869
- B.
  
  1785
- C.
  
  1855
- D.
  
  1603
13.

When did James Marshall discover gold at John Sutter's sawmill?
- A.
  
  1850
- B.
  
  1851
- C.
  
  1848
- D.
  
  1866
14.

When did Sacramento become the capital of California?
- A.
  
  1862
- B.
  
  1875
- C.
  
  1863
- D.
  
  1854
15.

In what year did the California Gold Rush end?
- A.
  
  1859
- B.
  
  2010
- C.
  
  1805
- D.
  
  1855
16.

The first gold was found in Sutter's sawmill.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
17.

California's population tripled within the first week of the Gold Rush.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
18.

Every miner was successful during the Gold Rush.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
19.

Miners travled across the U.S. by airplanes and cars.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
20.

Slaves were used during the California Gold Rush.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
21.

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