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Title: THE RUSH IS ON!


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THE RUSH IS ON!
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James Marshall discovered gold in California
from the American River while he was building a
sawmill for John Sutter.
Shiny rocks were spotted by James Marshall
glistening in the water.
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IT
WAS
GOLD !
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By 1849, thousands of people rushed west!
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These people were called the Forty-niners !
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What possible ways did they travel to get there?
TRAINS
BOATS
HORSES
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Hundreds of millions of dollars in gold was mined
in the next several years. California became the
thirty-first state in 1850, one year after the
arrival of the 49ers.
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GOLD RUSH LEGACY
  • People were brought to the west from around the
    world.
  • Western regions were incorporated into a part of
    the United States.
  • America was introduced to the world of business.

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REFERENCES
http//www.isu.edu/trinmich/prback.html
http//members.tripod.com/LETS10/people.htm
http//www.malakoff.com/grism.htm
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