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Gold Rush - Quickquiz

 You have 60 seconds to answer true or false to the questions below:

1. John Sutter was a Swiss emigrant who wanted to build an empire
2. James Marshall found gold near Sutter's sawmill
3. John Sutter contacted the press as soon as the gold was discovered
4. Thousands of people travelled to California hoping to get rich quick
5. The journey from east to west America could be made easily
6. People got rich by selling essential supplies at a very high price
7. The overland routes became crowded with wagons
8. The people who went to California to find gold were called forty-niners
9. Most people found gold easily
10. The crime rate in California was very low

 

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