SS 4th Grade C6 - Statehood for California

Question 1

When did California officially become a state?

Accepted Answer

September 9, 1850

Question 2

What was the fastest route to California in the 1850's?

Accepted Answer

Panama Route

Question 3

Which one of the following was NOT selected as a border of California?

Accepted Answer

Sacramento River

Question 4

How did the gold rush effect San Francisco?

Accepted Answer

The population grew and it became a busy seaport.

Question 5

Who had to sell off parts of their land in order to hire lawyers and pay their bills?

Accepted Answer

Rancheros

Question 6

Who was the smart business man that bought all the tools in San Francisco before the gold rush.

Accepted Answer

Sam Brannan

Question 7

What does the word scarce mean?

Accepted Answer

little supply

Question 8

California was the ______ state to join the United States of America

Accepted Answer

31st

Question 9

The Committee of Vigilance wrote the Compromise of 1850.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 10

Which terms best describes the high prices during the gold rush?

Accepted Answer

inflation

Question 11

What is a narrow piece of land that connects two larger land areas called?

Accepted Answer

isthmus

Question 12

Which one of the following was not a result of hydraulic mining.

Accepted Answer

Hydrated Plant LIfe

Question 13

Which tool used water to separate gold from the dirt?

Accepted Answer

a cradle

Question 14

Who was the tailor that worked with his partner Jacob Davis to make denim pants for miners.

Accepted Answer

Levi Strauss

Question 15

About how many people came to California during the Gold Rush of 1849?

Accepted Answer

90,000

Question 16

Who decided to call the Monterey Convention?

Accepted Answer

General Bennet Riley

Question 17

When was gold discovered in California?

Accepted Answer

January 24, 1848

Question 18

What was the name of the town where gold was first discovered?

Accepted Answer

Coloma

Question 19

What would describes being treated unfairly because of your race, religion, or birthplace?

Accepted Answer

discrimination

Question 20

Who helped start the first African American-owned newspaper, Mirror of the Times?

Accepted Answer

Mifflin Gibbs

Question 21

What is a vigilante?

Accepted Answer

A person who takes the law into their own hands.

Question 22

What were women allowed to do during the Gold Rush that was not allowed outside of California?

Accepted Answer

Start a Business

Question 23

Who made a fortune buying and selling land in Los Angeles and then started a school?

Accepted Answer

Biddy Mason

Question 24

Which of these resulted from the Monterey Convention?

Accepted Answer

California Constitution

Question 25

Which jobs were most often held by women during the Gold Rush?

Accepted Answer

Restaurant Owner

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