California Gold Rush Yellow fever, malaria, and cholera are all disease that people in present day US don’t get often, but many pioneers caught these nasty diseases on there long, hard trek to California. In 1847, the US defeated Mexico in their fight for California and other territory in the Western US. One year later in 1878, the first nugget of gold was found in California as US territory. This gold nugget sparked millions to take the long trek to California seeking riches in gold. Many people
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Everyone knows about the gold rush in California. We know that gold was discovered on January 24,1848, right before the end of the Mexican War the following month. With the end of the war meant adversity was going to be a huge challenge for this newly found territory that would later be known as California in 1850. Right away you have Spaniards turned Mexican then turned American, along with Mexican Americans. These people were known as Californios. Within a month the gold rush was in full swing, so
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Hello Class, now that we are done covering the Mexican-American war, we are now going to cover the Gold Rush an event that dramatically transformed the future of California. Albeit, the California Gold Rush has been introduced to all of you at some point in your education, most students still are unaware of the complexity and magnitude of this time in California history. The Gold Rush began shortly after California became US territory and sparked mass migration into California from all over the world
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have to leave many things behind. In the first place, I would not go West because you could have an unknown fate. In the text of Object C: Gold Rush, the author states that “few people struck it rich.” This evidence proves that you have an unknown fate because it said that “few people struck it rich” that shows that almost everyone did not find gold. Yet they traveled that whole way to get nothing. In the text, the author wrote: “failed in their attempts to farm the land.” This evidence was
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The Alaska Valdez Gold Rush had a great impact on Alaska. In 1898-1902, mine owners heard about the amount of gold in Alaska. They had set up a team of miners, doctors, and many more professionals for an expedition across Alaska. The Alaska Valdez Gold Rush from 1897-1899 caused thousands of people to move to Alaska, and although only a few found gold; many cities were established. The gold rush was a growing time in the Alaskan history. The gold was founded on the west board of Alaska. The hikers
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There were many impacts during the gold rush. Before the Gold Rush, America was home to the people that wanted to be free from Britain. As explorers began to discover the western side of the country, people began finding gold. The discovery of the gold was kept a secret until a man named Sam Brannan brought proof to the people that believed the gold was a rumor. From this point forward the Gold Rush would start to improve the country. The Gold Rush impacted the economy, political views, and society
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The Australian gold rush was a period of time ( from February 1851- 1914 ) where an influx of people came to Australia, to make a fortune finding precious gold. Finding of gold had been a gift to the Australian government as they lost many workers to the previous California gold rush which created labour shortages leading to an economic depression. The gold rush in Australia was established when Edward Hargraves (gold prospector) who returned to Australia from the California gold rush, where he discovered
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Making its appearance in 1799, The North Carolina Gold Rush was one of the most influential time periods in North Carolina history. Through skilled miners and well sourced mines, the gold rush changed the economic and technology industries in North Carolina. Despite its humble beginnings, the North Carolina Gold Rush will forever be known as one of North Carolina’s greatest victories. The Carolina Gold Rush began when an eleven year old boy named Conrad Reed decided to skip church one Sunday and
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Grace pender Mrs. Ragusky 7th hour You’ve come all this way, a three month journey hoping to find gold. You’re sick and almost there. Your family is counting on you, You have to push through. In 1847 california was officially American territory after the war between Mexico and the United States. The California gold rush was hard for several individuals due to hard travel, several thousand people being unsuccessful, and crime. The travel to California was easier for some than others. Some people
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The Gold Rush The California Gold Rush of 1848 greatly impacted California in numerous ways. The Gold rush began on January 24, 1848 in what is known as Sacramento, California at Sutter's Mill where 750,000 was extracted. There are many interesting parts to the Gold Rush such as how it started, the adventure to California, the mining and end of the Gold Rush, and the impact the Gold Rush had on California. The Gold Rush began on January 24, 1848 at Sutter's Milles when James Wilson Marshall was
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