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The California Gold The California Gold RushRush
Gold was Found in Gold was Found in California, and thousands California, and thousands rushed to that territory. rushed to that territory.
California Quickly became California Quickly became a statea state
Key Terms and Key Key Terms and Key FiguresFigures
Key TermsKey Terms Forty-NinerForty-Niner CalifornioCalifornio California Gold California Gold
RushRush
Key PeopleKey People Mariano VallejoMariano Vallejo John SutterJohn Sutter James MarshallJames Marshall
Gold in Them Thar HillsGold in Them Thar Hills Prior to the Gold Rush, California was home to Prior to the Gold Rush, California was home to
150,000 Native Americans and about 12,000 150,000 Native Americans and about 12,000 CaliforniosCalifornios
Some Californios owned large plots of land, like Some Californios owned large plots of land, like Mariano Vallejo, and old military commander for Mariano Vallejo, and old military commander for Mexico who owned 250,000 acresMexico who owned 250,000 acres
While few immigrants could buy land, John While few immigrants could buy land, John Sutter of Switzerland would buy 50,000 acres Sutter of Switzerland would buy 50,000 acres and began to set up his dream empireand began to set up his dream empire
When John Sutter commissioned James Marshall When John Sutter commissioned James Marshall to build a saw mill gold would be discovered on to build a saw mill gold would be discovered on his land leading to the California Gold Rushhis land leading to the California Gold Rush
Golden OpportunitiesGolden Opportunities
Marshall’s discovery led to the Marshall’s discovery led to the California Gold RushCalifornia Gold Rush as thousands as thousands of settlers, known as 49’ers, of settlers, known as 49’ers, raced to California to find goldraced to California to find gold
Gold would be found in many Gold would be found in many rivers around the area estimated rivers around the area estimated to be able to pay for the entire to be able to pay for the entire Mexican War 10 times overMexican War 10 times over
A long way to go…and a A long way to go…and a short time to get thereshort time to get there
Three routes led to California including:Three routes led to California including:
By sea, around South America suffering from By sea, around South America suffering from storms, sickness, and spoiled foodstorms, sickness, and spoiled food
Sail to Panama, cross over land, and reach Sail to Panama, cross over land, and reach California but risk tropical diseaseCalifornia but risk tropical disease
Travel across the United States risking all Travel across the United States risking all the hardships of the westthe hardships of the west
Because of the difficulty of getting to Because of the difficulty of getting to California, mostly young men made the California, mostly young men made the trip to find fortunetrip to find fortune
No Quick RichesNo Quick Riches Soon after the Rush, Gold Mining Towns Soon after the Rush, Gold Mining Towns
popped up with saloons, stores, and popped up with saloons, stores, and many Dangersmany Dangers
While stories of getting rich over night While stories of getting rich over night spread through the west, sickness spread through the west, sickness disease and death were more commondisease and death were more common
In reality, riches were rare, and most In reality, riches were rare, and most miners would lose money buying land, miners would lose money buying land, supplies, and being swindled by Con supplies, and being swindled by Con Artists and gamblersArtists and gamblers
Mine Your own BusinessMine Your own Business Miners were mostly white New Englanders, Miners were mostly white New Englanders,
Native Americans, Free Blacks and Slaves also Native Americans, Free Blacks and Slaves also worked as Miners worked as Miners
As foreign Immigration swept through California, As foreign Immigration swept through California, Chinese immigrants made up 10 percent of all Chinese immigrants made up 10 percent of all immigrantsimmigrants
Chinese Miners would buy “played out” mines Chinese Miners would buy “played out” mines and work them for profitand work them for profit
Many California Miners would soon grow to Many California Miners would soon grow to resent the Chinese miners due to their riches resent the Chinese miners due to their riches and culture and culture
The Real ChinatownThe Real Chinatown Miners soon became cheats working scams to Miners soon became cheats working scams to
mine the landmine the land
As gold became scarce, miners forced Chinese As gold became scarce, miners forced Chinese immigrants and Native Americans off the landimmigrants and Native Americans off the land
Once California became a state they would Once California became a state they would pass the foreign Miner’s Tax at $20 which pass the foreign Miner’s Tax at $20 which would force the immigrants out of the statewould force the immigrants out of the state
The displaced Chinese immigrants would soon The displaced Chinese immigrants would soon open up businesses around the cities around open up businesses around the cities around the minesthe mines
The Power of GreedThe Power of Greed As 250,000 people moved to California, As 250,000 people moved to California,
San Francisco grew into a banking and San Francisco grew into a banking and port town, and Sacramento turned into a port town, and Sacramento turned into a farming townfarming town
Many Californios Lost their large Many Californios Lost their large Amounts of land to the American SettlersAmounts of land to the American Settlers
Native Americans suffered worse fates Native Americans suffered worse fates dying of disease, or being hunted and dying of disease, or being hunted and murdered for their landmurdered for their land
Rags to RichesRags to Riches California would be admitted as a State in California would be admitted as a State in
1849 as a free state in the union1849 as a free state in the union
For some slaves California became an For some slaves California became an opportunity to start a new life and gain opportunity to start a new life and gain wealth, like Nancy Gooch who bough the wealth, like Nancy Gooch who bough the Sutter SawmillSutter Sawmill
California also became a threat to California also became a threat to slavery, upsetting the Balance of free and slavery, upsetting the Balance of free and slave states adding turmoil to the battle slave states adding turmoil to the battle against slaveryagainst slavery
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