California Gold Rush

The Gold Rush of 1849 led to the transformation and conversion of California from a calm, sleepy society to a violent, unruly and wild society. The Gold Rush in California started in 1848 after the discovery of gold in California. Reportedly 300,000 people rushed to California for gold seeking. The gold attracted people from Latin America, Australia, Asia and Europe. Some of the gold seekers had to endure hardships to get to California, but they did not seem to mind. Initially, it was easy to…

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…

wealthy residents in the territory of California, will impact the country in various ways. The discovery of gold in 1848 marked the beginning of a wave foreigners and Americans to a new life. The California Gold Rush was a historical event that impacted Westward expansion, allowed a melting pot of immigrants to live the American Dream, and created the establishment of prosperous cities. During the 1830s, only a handful of settlers came to reside in California. “The belief that Americans…

During California’s Gold Rush in the late 1840s and 1850s migration to the state increased. As a result, foreigners who came to the state, and preexisting Californian residents experienced a challenging and hostile environment established by its Yankee community. Gold had been discovered by Sutter and Marshal and the discovery of gold could not be kept secret. News of gold being discovered spread like wildfire across the nation and around the world (Erik Lecture, 1/27). Susan Lee Johnson…

The Gold Rush The Gold rush in California and states west of the rocky mountain represented financial wealth for many immigrant’s groups across the globe because of the demand of a labor force. California’s population alone significantly increased due to the emigration of foreign labor groups. For Instance, “In San Francisco, the population grew from 1,000 in 1848 to over 20,000 by 1850. California's overall population growth was so swift that it was incorporated into the Union as the 31st state…

that comes with this, is deciding on a specific one. During the 1840’s and 50’s, California was as popular and widespread as the campaign of current republican nominee hopeful Donald Trump. The U.S. during the 1840’s and 50’s saw new and exciting opportunities in California, and the people of the union clearly didn’t hesitate in the move as by the end of the gold rush in 1855, 300,000 people had moved to California. Considering the population of the U.S. at the time was just over 23 million, the…

The California Gold Rush of 1849 marks an important date for the settlers coming from all over the world in search of gold first found in the Sacramento Valley. The five questions and responses addressed below will explain why the gold rush was so important. How was gold found in the specific area? Why was James Marshal credited for finding the gold? Why was gold valuable to so many people? Why did the Native American population shrink in California during the gold rush? Lastly what…

The California Gold Rush was one of the most influential events that shaped not only the West Coast, but america in later years. From the Gold Rush in California, many other gold rushes in other states began to happen, such as the Colorado and Klondike. They began to draw attention because of what happened in California. In both good and bad ways, the California Gold Rush has transformed the nation and gave way to a promising future for America. During the California Gold Rush, thousands had…

The California Gold Rush was really a big deal in the 1800s when the first piece of gold was discovered the people were going crazy for the gold they all wanted to sale the gold or keep it or show it to everyone and make everyone come to their land and because of the gold being the first gold ever discovered they were becoming to have money each day. Then California grew bigger and bigger with people and when that had happened California was getting rich and richer. The spark ignited the gold…

“Gold! Gold! Gold from the American River!" - Samuel Brannan yelled. This event was the California Gold Rush that occured on January 24th, 1848 to 1855. John Sutter, Samuel Brannan, and James W. Marshall were all part of this large event that made it so important today. The gold rush is a significant part of American history because it was the largest mass migration that occurred in America during that time. John Augustus Sutter, lived in Sacramento, California after a long trip from…