California Gold Rush

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California Gold Rush

• By Patricia Johnson

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Gold Discovered

• 1848- gold nuggets found on John Sutters sawmill
• News spread around the world
• The beginning of Gold Fever!

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Migration

• People came from around the world (China,
  England, Hawaii)
• People came from America
• Many left family members in search of gold

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Journey

• Travel time took days, weeks, months, and even
  years
• People traveled by steamboat, wagon, and foot
• Death by starvation, disease, and exhaustion

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Tools for Mining

• Panning
• The Sluice Box
• Rockers

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Living Conditions

• Hunger/starvation
• Dirty
• Crowded

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Fun Facts

• People believed that they would become very
  wealthy in California.
• Railroads were built by miners first fast way of
  traveling without dying.
• Entertainers such as Lola Montes and Emma Nevada
  performed to entertain the community.

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Comprehension

• Where was gold first discovered?
• Where did people come from to discover gold?
• How did people travel to get to CA?
• What kinds of tools were used for mining?
• How were the living conditions?
• Did people die from diseases?

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Work Cited

• Google.com
• www.museumca.org/goldrush/fever09.html