THE GOLD RUSH

HOW IT BEGAN?

The gold rush began in

California, after gold was

discovered in the

American river above

Sutter’s Fort on January

1848.

MEN AT THE CAUSE

James Marshall had discovered the gold while constructing a saw mill along the American river in Coloma, which is present day, northeast of Sacramento.

http://score.rims.k12.ca.us/activity/suttersfort/pages/sutter.html

http://www.4seasons-photography.com/Event_Sutter_Mill.html

THE GOLD RUSH

“Suddenly, the greatest gold rush in history was

on, and "forty-niners" began flooding into California

chasing after the fist-sized gold nuggets rumored to

be strewn about the ground just waiting to be picked

up. California's population and wealth skyrocketed.”

49ERS

This is a term used for the people that had traveled

to California in search for gold in 1849.

http://www.findingdulcinea.com/news/on-this-day/On-This-Day--President-Polk-Sparks-the-California-Gold-Rush.html

CALIFORNIA

California was

not yet a state

when the Gold

rush began. The

state didn’t

become what it is

today until 1850.

The population

grew too rapidly to

be ignored.

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WOMEN

92% of who

traveled were men.

The women that

traveled worked in

restaurants,

saloons and hotels.http://library.alaska.gov/goldrush/stories/women.htm

http://claim.goldrush.com/~joann/

ANNIE HALL STRONG

"First of all,

delicate women

have no right

attempting the

trip...Those who

love luxury,

comfort and ease

would better

remain at home."

This woman started encouraging women to travel west with their husbands, or on their own.

http://www.postalmuseum.si.edu/gold/women.html

THE STRUGGLE

http://www.linkedin.com/today/post/article/20130717124338-12921524-data-gold-rush-are-you-wasting-your-time-and-money

http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/connections/california-narrative/file.html

The gold rush was a hard time for miners and many people around the area.

MINING

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Gold_Rush

Hydraulic jets eventually became the main mode of mining, making it close to impossible for an individual to strike rich.

GOING HOME

http://bullmoose.trsite.org/2012/07/here-i-am-with-parks-artist-in.html

Many people left the gold rush empty handed to families that had nothing.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post-Confederation_Canada_(1867%E2%80%931914)

WHAT'S LEFT

http://www.museumca.org/goldrush/fever09.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boomtown

After the gold rush, California was left alone, gold deprived.

BUSINESSES

http://www.learnoutloud.com/Podcast-Directory/History/American-History/San-Francisco-History-Podcast/30478

http://gocalifornia.about.com/od/cagoldcountry/ss/columbia-park-pictures.htm

Many businesses started booming during the gold rush. Some of them are still around today.

INDIANS

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/

Hydraulic_mining

The gold rush robbed the Indians from their land, freedom, and property.

LAND

http://users.humboldt.edu/ogayle/hist383/GoldRush.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydraulic_mining

The land was destroyed from the mining.

MELTING POT

http://www.yerbabuena1.com/history2.htm

Many people were stuck in California, leaving it one of the most diverse places in the world. This spread through the whole country.

AMERICA THE GREAT

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http://pacificdreamsnewyorklife.blogspot.com/2012/08/california-research-adventure-days-4-6.html

America after the gold rush became stronger in population and wealth.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Brands, H.W.The Age of Gold. New York: Double Day, September 2002. Print.

 

California Admission Day September 9, 1850. “California Admission Day September 9, 1850”

California State Parks. 2013

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California Digital Library. “Calispere” 1848-1865: The Gold Rush Era. 2014.

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Coloma-lotus Chamber of Commerce. “Coloma California begin your adventure” The California

gold rush of 1849. 2014.

<http://www.coloma.com/california-gold-discovery/history/california-gold-rush/>

Maanzani, Barbra. “History In the Headlines” 8 Things you may not Know About the

California Gold Rush. January 24, 2013

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Magagnini, Stephen. “Part Three the People” Indians' misfortune was stamped in gold.

January 18, 1998

<http://www.calgoldrush.com/part3/03native.html>

 

Olson-Raymer, Gayle. “The California Gold Rush and the Conoversy over e State Constitution”

Major consequences of the gold rush.

<http://users.humboldt.edu/ogayle/hist383/GoldRush.html>

 

PBS. ”American Experience.” The Gold Rush. September 09, 2006.

<http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/goldrush/filmmore/fr.html>

 

Pendleton, Linda and Borthwick, J.D. Gold Rush: Three Years in California. London:

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, April 21, 2011. Print.

 

Shmoop. “We speak student” California Gold Rush.

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