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The California Gold Rush began in 1848 when James W. Marshall struck gold at Sutter’s Mill in Coloma, Ca. Thousands of people traveled to California by sea or by land to end their financial hardship. The discovery of gold in California spread like wild fire, at least once the message reached populated cities because there were no cell phones and social media. Once the news of gold was discovered and spread throughout the world there was an increase of population in San Francisco. The city of San…

California Gold Rush California Gold Rush was the mass migration that brought in people from all over the world. Even people from the east migrated to the west in search of the gold. This was the largest mass migration in American history. James W. Marshall had found pieces of gold on Sutter’s Mill in columbia on January 24,1848. The news of this gold spread all over. The percentage of people finding gold was getting low. People either by choice or by force stayed bt everyone has a different…

Nothing Golden About the California Gold Rush “...the streets hip-deep in mud; the river steamboat races that killed scores when overheated boilers exploded; the rough justice of vigilantism, lynchings, and ear-clippings; the riots, fires, and floods; the cities crowded with thousands of men, among whom could be found only a few women, many of them prostitutes.” (Holliday 12) When James Marshall found gold in California, he wanted to keep it a secret. Eventually, with help from Samuel…

Gold Ever since I was a child I have been fond of gold. The way it sparkled and caught your eye. The essence of how it makes an outfit glamorous, just by one single piece. A child found a shiny rock in a creek, thousands of years ago, and the human race is introduced to Gold for the first time. It was first found as shiny yellow nuggets. Gold became a part of every human culture. Its brilliance, natural beauty, and lustre, as well as its workable texture and resistance to tarnish, made it…

The California Gold Rush began on January 24, 1848. James Marshall, former carpenter, was working on a sawmill with John Sutter when he discovered a gold nugget in the water flow through the mill’s tailrace. Even though Sutter made all his employees swear to not tell anyone, soon multiple people knew. As the news spread about the gold thousands of immigrants started to head to California. This included many people from the US and some even from other countries. This caused the population in San…

Gold In Utopia Every country in the world recognizes gold as a very valuable metal that people desire. The value of gold is immense because it is malleable and ductile, it is used in many industries, and it has had a high value since ancient times. Although most people perceive gold as an extremely treasured item, Thomas More presents a vastly different perception of gold in the book Utopia. Thomas More was a philosopher in England and the advisor of King Henry VIII but was killed after not…

These discoveries led to a gold rush, where more than 500,000 Australians, Europeans and Chinese rushed to Victoria to take their claims to a fortune built on gold. Courtesy of the gold rush, Melbourne has been turned into one of the world's richest cities. Despite these major achievements, Melbourne has also been lucky enough to witness many of the dramatic…

California Gold Rush California gold rush was founded by James Wilson in January 1848 in the American river northeast of president day Sacramento while constructing a saw mill. This is every important event in California there is still even probably gold. Something like this might change how we see California. Some people might not care but gold is very expensive and can lead to big money. This discovery was reported in the San Francisco newspaper in March but caused a little stir but…

There’s Still Gold in Those Hills” and “Letter From a Gold Miner” help the reader understand the history and process of Gold mining in the United States. Both passages give detailed information. They give specific instructions.They also give interesting background about Gold mining. These passages also give detail for different points of views. In the passage,“There’s Still Gold in Those Hills” it explains how gold mining works and the step to gold mine. For example the quote “ a gold…

The california gold rush began in 1849, but when the people first found the gold in Sacramento Valley it was 1848. Some people think that the American’s found gold the first but Mexican’s were actually the first to discover it. The gold didn’t really have value on its own. Many people, mostly men, died for looking for gold. These men were called gold miners and they’d travel by land or by sea. There was a total of two billion worth of gold that was taken from California in 1852. A man named…