1. THE GOLD RUSH

2. HOW IT BEGAN?
 The gold rush began in
California, after gold was
discovered in the American
river above Sutter’s Fort on
January 1848.

3. 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/activit
y/suttersfort/pages/sutter.html
http://www.4seasons-
photography.com/Event_Sutter_
Mill.html

4. 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.”

5. 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/o
n-this-day/On-This-Day--President-Polk-
Sparks-the-California-Gold-Rush.html

6. 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. http://www.peraltahacienda.org/PH_allalbums/pllroom/pages/8.html

7. WOMEN
 92% of who traveled
were men.
 The women that
traveled worked in
restaurants, saloons and
hotels.http://library.alaska.gov/goldrus
h/stories/women.htm
http://claim.goldrush.com/~joann/

8. 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.postalmu
seum.si.edu/gold/wo
men.html

9. THE STRUGGLE
http://www.linkedin.com/today/post/article/2
0130717124338-12921524-data-gold-rush-are-
you-wasting-your-time-and-money
http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommat
erials/connections/california-
narrative/file.html
The gold
rush was a
hard time
for miners
and many
people
around the
area.

10. MINING
http://en.wiki
pedia.org/wiki
/California_G
old_Rush
Hydraulic jets eventually became the main mode of
mining, making it close to impossible for an individual to
strike rich.

11. 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%9
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12. WHAT'S LEFT
http://www.museumca.org/goldrush/fe
ver09.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boomtown
After the gold
rush,
California was
left alone, gold
deprived.

13. BUSINESSES
http://www.learnoutloud.com/Podcast-
Directory/History/American-
History/San-Francisco-History-
Podcast/30478
http://gocalifornia.about.com/od/cagold
country/ss/columbia-park-pictures.htm
Many
businesses
started
booming
during the gold
rush. Some of
them are still
around today.

14. INDIANS
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydraulic_mining
The gold rush robbed
the Indians from their
land, freedom, and
property.

15. LAND
http://users.humboldt.edu/ogayle/hist383/G
oldRush.html
http://en.wikipedia.or
g/wiki/Hydraulic_mi
ning
The land was destroyed from the
mining.

16. MELTING POT
http://www.yerbabuena1.com/history
2.htm
Many people were stuck
in California, leaving it
one of the most diverse
places in the world. This
spread through the
whole country.

17. AMERICA THE GREAT
http://montyhigh.typepad.com
/.a/6a00d8341cba0553ef00e55
367a4048834-320pi
http://pacificdreamsnewyorklife.blogsp
ot.com/2012/08/california-research-
adventure-days-4-6.html
America
after the gold
rush became
stronger in
population
and wealth.

18. BIBLIOGRAPHY
 Brands, H.W.The Age of Gold. New York: Double Day, September 2002. Print.
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 California Admission Day September 9, 1850. “California Admission Day September 9, 1850” California
State Parks. 2013
 <http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=23856>
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 California Digital Library. “Calispere” 1848-1865: The Gold Rush Era. 2014.
 <http://www.calisphere.universityofcalifornia.edu/themed_collections/topics1.html>
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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/>

19.  Maanzani, Barbra. “History In the Headlines” 8 Things you may not Know About the California Gold Rush.
January 24, 2013
 <http://www.history.com/news/8-things-you-may-not-know-about-the-california-gold-rush>
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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>
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 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>
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20.  PBS. ”American Experience.” The Gold Rush. September 09, 2006.
 <http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/goldrush/filmmore/fr.html>
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 Pendleton, Linda and Borthwick, J.D. Gold Rush: Three Years in California. London: CreateSpace Independent
Publishing Platform, April 21, 2011. Print.
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 Shmoop. “We speak student” California Gold Rush.
 <http://www.shmoop.com/california-gold-rush/websites.html>
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