Read theory - the california gold rush

(answers are at the end)

Between the years 1848 and 1855, hundreds of thousands of people came to California hoping to get rich quick. They were all looking for the same thing: gold. This period of time was known as the California Gold Rush.

A man named James Marshall was the first person to find gold in California. Marshall noticed something shiny in a river. It was gold! Other people quickly heard about his discovery. Soon, thousands of people came in search of gold. People left their jobs, their homes, and their families looking to strike it rich.

Most of the people looking for gold came in 1849. These people became known as the “forty-niners.” Many of them came from the United States, but there were also people from all over the world.

The forty-niners were not the only people who made money from the gold. Other people set up shops, inns, and other businesses near the gold. Many of these business-owners grew rich. Some of them even became wealthier than the gold-hunters!

Life as a gold digger was not easy. Some people got rich. But many died trying. And eventually, the supply of gold ran out. But people did not go home. Many of them stayed in California. By the time the Gold Rush was over, almost 400,000 people had moved there to stay.

1. The California gold rush happened between the years

A. 1838 and 1845

B. 1845 and 1858

C. 1848 and 1855

D. 1848 and 1865

2. Where did James Marshall first find gold?

A. on a mountain

B. under a tree

C. in a river

D. in a cave

3. "One business owner named Levi Strauss sold blue jeans to gold miners. He became one of the richest people in San Fransisco."

if added to the passage, into which passage would this information best fit?

A. Paragraph 2

B. Paragraph 3

C. paragraph 4

D. paragraph 5

4. The final paragraph tells us

A. What the forty-niners did with all their money

B. What happened when the gold rush was over

C. Where the forty-niners were from

D. Why the gold rush happened

Answers

1. c, 1848 and 1855

2. c, in a river

3. c, paragraph 4

4. b, what happened when the gold rush was over

My results:
I got all the answers correct. I think the question that got me thinking the most was number 3.