search for a chance to better their life and their economic status. With news of gold being found in California many people headed off leaving their families and businesses. Pretty soon gold fever had spread and the California Gold Rush had begun. The California Gold Rush of 1849 was what set the foundation for California's success, and turned California into a place of many people and cultures
Paper The impact the Gold Rush had on California Life will change one way or another. Whether it is in a good or bad. As we look through history we see many different impacting events that happened through life that has changed and transformed the lands that we see and live in today. One amazing impact that really changed the way the state of California is ruled and governed is the discovery of gold. This event was called the gold rush. The gold rush happened in California and it began on January
the California Gold Rush Began The California Gold Rush was an extremely important event that happened in northern California when thousands of people moved to California hoping to find gold. James Marshall and John Sutter were the first people to discover gold on January 28, 1848. It all began when James Marshall was working to build a water-powered sawmill in The American River. Suddenly, James Marshall noticed gold flakes in the water and was positive it was gold. When the California Gold Rush
Gold – one of the most valuable of all metals is found in only a few places in sufficient abundance to be of economic importance. During the 1800s, Georgia was just a place. The most widely accepted claim to the discovery that started the Georgia Gold rush is attributed to Benjamin Parks. According to an interview conducted by the Atlanta Constitution in 1894, Benjamin Parks first descended on Georgia, creating Americans first major gold rush. The influx of thousands of people into the Cherokee
How did the discovery of gold effect colonial Australia in population and society ? The gold rush in Australia is to be one of the biggest turning points in Australian history. The gold rush did not just mean finding gold, but the population increasing dramatically, changes in culture, and social and political lives. The gold rush is one of the main reasons for such a population growth and has made Australia what it is today. How it started/Where The gold craze of the 19th century in Australia
Sacramento, California and another was started in Omaha, Nebraska. The railroad was finished on May 10, 1869. Once done the railroad was used for business but also leisure traveling. Factories - Growth of Industries - The transcontinental railroad gave a rise to industries and more job opportunities. It made traveling easier. People had a way of doing business and partnerships. It also made the cost of moving products less. Gold Coins - Pikes Peak gold rush in 1858. The gold rush attracted around
Kody Tickner History 330, Wednesday Night Documentary Source Analysis Letters written by Louise Smith-Clappe to her sister, Molly, painted a detailed image of life during the California Gold Rush. Twenty-three letters described the vast Northern California landscape, the diversity of the people who lived in the same towns, and a rare insight into Native American culture with a keen focus on women. Known by the pseudonym ‘Dame Shirley,’ Louise Amelia Knapp Smith was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey
Sacramento 2 Sacramento County The history of Sacramento County begins in pre-Columbian Northern California when indigenous people such as the Miwok and Maidu indians inhabited the area. Exploration began early in the 16th century to the mid-18th century, but no European settlements were established. Among the first Europeans to enter the Sierras was Gabrieal Moraga. He led the first official exploration of the central coast in 1808. Many of the names Moraga gave
The Land of Opportunity “Everywhere, immigrants have enriched and strengthened the fabric of American life.” -John F. Kennedy. Immigrants positively impacted the fields of fashion design, business, and the film industry as we know them today. Ralph Waldo Emerson, an American poet, once said, “America is another word for opportunity.” Immigrants showed us that this is true. They all came to the United States in hopes to find opportunity to pursue what they loved, and many of them found it. They used
known to be the land of immigration. Out of the many different immigrant groups that moved to the United States, the Chinese were one of them. What motivated this big group of people to immigrate to the United States were primarily the promises of gold and better job opportunities. However, some of the Chinese also immigrated because they wanted to escape from political persecution in their homeland. Conditions, however, did not turn better for these newly immigrated citizens; they actually turned