Gold standard

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…

Nevada is one of the largest U.S states, coming in at number seven behind Arizona. Known as home to the Hoover Dam and the largest reservoir in the US- Lake Mead, Nevada is THE entertainment destination of the US. The name Nevada was derived from the mountain range Sierra Nevada, and the state is largely shaped and defined by its rich and harsh environment. It is the driest of all 50 states, with very little rainfall annually, averaging 7 inches. Nevada is dominated largely by uninhabited,…

California went through one of the most rapid evolutions in the 1850’s thanks to the California Gold Rush. Around this time is when California began to rise to one of the biggest industrial competitors in the world. With the Gold Rush also came this switch from small independent prospectors, to large industrial businesses. Its land resources were starting to be explored and exploited by early Anglo-Americans for its rich potential. Its here in Mining California: An Ecological History by Andrew…

First Peoples of the Klondike Gold Rush, the Tr'ondek Hwech'in The Tr'ondek Hwech'in were the first peoples to occupy the valley at the confluence of the Klondike and Yukon Rivers, now known as Dawson City. This area is known as being the centre of the Klondike Gold Rush of 1896, and to this day is subjected to vast amounts of mining, gold exploration, and environmental…

mining districts and property rights during the California gold rush which took place in the middle of the 18th century. The California gold rush is the most well-known and largest mass migration in the history of America. However, the article provides support by containing two of the authors views that coincide, which are from the popular perception and academic literature perception. The popular perception view shows how the term gold rush refers to a disorderly struggle to get access from…

The pioneers in the gold rush used tools to find gold better. I am going to tell you about them. The most common tool for mining was the pan. You won’t find as much gold as using a pickaxe, but it is the easiest method of mining. Also in the gold rush if you didn’t clean your pan when you go to bed you would end up with a rusty mess the next day. This a gold pan used now with plastic instead of metal. You could also use a cradle or a lomtom. A cradle would find more gold than a pan, but it…

In the Spring of 1849, gold was discovered in John Sutter’s saw mill. Samuel Brannan ran through the streets of San Francisco, yelling to all about the news. “Gold! Gold! Gold from the American River!” The news spread quickly around California, and in just three days, the population of San Francisco went from 250 to 600. By the Spring of 1849, the news of gold had spread to every part of the United States by boat, wagon, and mule. When the people's wildest dreams were confirmed by President Polk…

determined by how much of it a person has. Hand a homeless person and Donald Trump each $50 and they will react very differently. Gold, the original currency, is only valuable because humans say it is. And we only say its worth something because it is rare. The element gold is a pretty useless metal, but it practically, single-handedly populated California during the California gold rush. People who had none sometimes even became desperate and literally killed for it. Arguably, time is much more…

people chose to come because they wanted to, they were called free settlers, then followed the gold rush which brought people from all races, nationalities and countries to Australia, the place we now call home. Without these people what would Australia be like today, would we be living here or in another place? The very first people to…

Important Wild West Town: Bibliography on Graniteville During the Gold Rush There is a story that says “two Miners were able to get 17,000 dollars worth of gold in only 7 days” (PBS). In the 1800’s Gold was discovered in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, which Created a surge of people want to come in the search for the gold filled quartz veins. Graniteville stands as a notable example of the Wild West. “Gold was discovered in Sacramento in 1848”(PBS). Graniteville,…