Gold RushGold RushGold RushGold RushWhat is the relationship What is the relationship between Americans and between Americans and

the land?the land?

What is the relationship What is the relationship between Americans and between Americans and

the land?the land?

What was the gold rush?What was the gold rush?What was the gold rush?What was the gold rush?

History Channel Video

America: Story of Us

History Channel Video

America: Story of Us

What was the gold rush?What was the gold rush?What was the gold rush?What was the gold rush?

In 1848 gold was found in the ground at Sutter’s Mill

In two years over 100,000 miners travelled West to California in search of gold

Small towns sprung up out of nowhere

The gold rush attracted people from all over the United States including immigrants

In 1848 gold was found in the ground at Sutter’s Mill

In two years over 100,000 miners travelled West to California in search of gold

Small towns sprung up out of nowhere

The gold rush attracted people from all over the United States including immigrants

VocabularyVocabularyVocabularyVocabularyProspector: people who looked for gold

claim: a piece of land chosen by a miner on which he or she searched for gold

boomtown: a town that springs up in a deserted place so that miners will have some place to live

forty-niner: a miner who took part in the California gold rush in 1849

gold fever: greed and the contagious excitement of the gold rush

ghost town:: Thinking about : Thinking about the effect that the effect that

Prospector: people who looked for gold

claim: a piece of land chosen by a miner on which he or she searched for gold

boomtown: a town that springs up in a deserted place so that miners will have some place to live

forty-niner: a miner who took part in the California gold rush in 1849

gold fever: greed and the contagious excitement of the gold rush

ghost town:: Thinking about : Thinking about the effect that the effect that

What impact did mining What impact did mining have on California’s have on California’s

physical environment?physical environment?

What impact did mining What impact did mining have on California’s have on California’s

physical environment?physical environment?The images in this group show mines, miners at work, and the tools they used.

They also illustrate the effect of the mines and the mining industry on California's landscape.

Rivers were dammed or became clogged with sediment, forests were logged to provide needed timber, and the land was torn up — all in pursuit of gold.

The images in this group show mines, miners at work, and the tools they used.

They also illustrate the effect of the mines and the mining industry on California's landscape.

Rivers were dammed or became clogged with sediment, forests were logged to provide needed timber, and the land was torn up — all in pursuit of gold.

Hydraulic Method of

Mining

Environmental ImpactEnvironmental ImpactEnvironmental ImpactEnvironmental Impact

The Gold Rush was positive for California in many ways...

...however, it had a devastating effect on the state’s environment

The Gold Rush was positive for California in many ways...

...however, it had a devastating effect on the state’s environment

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