The gold rush
Transcript of The gold rush
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.
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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.
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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
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The gold rush was a hard time for miners and many people around the area.
MINING
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Hydraulic jets eventually became the main mode of mining, making it close to impossible for an individual to strike rich.
GOING HOME
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Many people left the gold rush empty handed to families that had nothing.
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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
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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
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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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America after the gold rush became stronger in population and wealth.
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