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California: The Creation Of Golden State

Test Description: A way to learn about the history of California in a way that is fun and interactive.

Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.

1) The Gold Rush began in what year?

A1844 B1849 C1848 D1846

2) The president at the time of the Gold Rush was?

AJackson BWilson CPolk DLincoln

3) The first person to find gold was?

AJames Marshall BCalifornios CJohn Sutter DThe 49ers

4) When gold was discovered, this man became the richest by buying all he equipment

ALincoln BBrannon CSutter DPolk

5) What method was used to find gold?

Awashing Ball of the above Cdigging Dpanning

6) The first miners were

Achinese immigrants Bforty niners Cmissionaries DAmerindians

7) In 1853, this process was discovered to help wash away soil and uncover gold

AGold panning Bpipe driling Ccoal mining Dhydralic mining

8) At the end of 1849 how many miners were in central SIerra Nevada Foothlls.

A25.000 B100.000 C45,000 D40,000

9) The economic law of supply and demand says

AWhat law of supply and demand BWhen demand is low supply is high CIf you have the supply the demand will not matter DWhen supply is low demand is high

10) The gentlemans agreement allowed who to come to the U.s

Achildren to join parents Bwives to join husbands Cgrandparents to join grandchildren. Dbrothers to join sisters

11) What year did the Gold Rush end

A1850 B1849 C1846 D1855

12) The Central Pacific Railroad was renamed what?

AUnion Pacific Railroad BPony Express CSouthern Pacific Company DUnited Pacific of California

13) Immigration Act of 1965

AEstablished immigration quotas by eastern and western hemispheres. BPlaced strict tariffs on the land to restrict the squatters from owning territory CRestricted asian americans from entering the US for 6 months DAllowed native americans to buy and sell property

14) These people boarded ships for California when they heard about the gold

AAmerindians BChinese and asians Cpilgrams Dmisionaries

15) Gold Fever is when people leave what to mine for gold

Ahomes Bschools Cjobs Dfamilies

*select an answer for all questions

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