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California Gold Rush
California Gold Rush
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A reading comprehension game about the California Gold Rush.
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1
Which of the following are true about California?
It became the 31st state.
It became a state in 1850.
It was easy to find gold nuggets in California.
The population grew rapidly.
2
Why did the boy need rocks?
He wanted to get rich.
For a project.
For his slingshot.
For his family.
3
What year did California become the state with the most people?
early 1900's
1963
1850
1860's
4
What cities grew quickly from the Gold Rush?
Santa Clara
Sacramento
San Francisco
Los Angeles
5
Which of the following is true about the Pony Express?
It was a quicker way to get mail to California.
It brought the mail in about a week.
Tired riders handed the mail to riders who were well-rested.
It was slower than the telegraph.
6
What did miners mostly find?
Oil
Gold dust
Gold
Black gold
7
Which was NOT an invention that helped connect Californians to the East coast?
The railroad.
The Pony Express.
The telegraph.
Oil.
8
What is the best title for this passage?
The History of the World
Working Hard on the Railroad
Big Changes in California's History
Boy Finds Gold Nugget!
9
Why were so many new towns created in California?
They had freedom of religion here.
California has great weather.
Many miners arrived by ship to look for gold.
They wanted to name their own town.
10
Which of the following are true?
Prices for basic supplies were very expensive.
Many miners got rich from mining.
One man found a 15-pound gold nugget.
A boy accidentally found gold when looking for rocks.
11
Why did Californians feel cut off from the rest of the country?
There were bandits in California.
Three-Fingered Jack was going to get them.
It took a long time for a letter to get delivered.
California was a wild, lawless place.
12
Settlers decided to stay in California because...
it was a good place to grow crops.
California had a population boom.
there were lots of business opportunities.
there were many bandits.
13
The railroad workers were mostly...
Chinese.
bandits.
poor people.
immigrants.
