Peoples Temple in San Francisco

Escape From Alcatraz On June 11, 1962 Frank Morris and the Anglin Brothers escaped Alcatraz prison. 36 prisoners tried to perform this hard task years before but were never able to make it. Their escape was very dangerous due to the high currents and shark filled waters, somehow they managed to not become shark bait. Despite the fact that Frank Morris and the anglin brothers were never seen escape, Frank Morris and the brothers did escape alive, because frank Morris and the…

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 amount of people that moved to the west was incredible. We know that a lot of people did move west to California, but the real question is why did the U.S.…

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 happened to California as a result of the gold rush? Gold first appeared in the areas of Sierra Valley and Sacramento. On January 24, 1848 James…

California were of an idea to widespread religious and politics. The new settlers of California discovered many European plants, vegetables, and livestock. "Missionaries immediately began both the physical and spiritual conquest of the indigenous people..." ( De La Torre 367). The point of missionizing in California was to fundamentally focus on converting the "faith" of those from Catholicism, educating, and to humanize the indigenous new settlers. A huge mission of Franciscans was also set in…

believed in. Things such as the Gold Rush, Manifest Destiny, and even the people of the north pushing for equality. All of these are prime examples, in which exemplify and state the existence of the American Dream, and how it is still abided by today. The Gold Rush of 1849 was one of the few main parts of the American Dream, and was a common reason in which people all over the world moved west. When gold was founded in California, people saw it as a good thing, in which could make or break their…

wife and brother in-law found gold in Yukon Territory. The location was suggested by Robert Henderson, a prospector grubstaked by a French-Canadian agent for Alaska Commercial Company, who previously found gold at this location. When news reached San Francisco and Seattle in July of 1897 tons of prospectors rushed to find gold in Alaska. The news reported that nearly $1,139,000 had been found in gold. Over 100,000 prospectors collected money to fund their journey north. Of the…

traveling north because of the California Gold Rush. Where, specifically, are they traveling? The men are going to the banks of the Sacramento River. Who is Manuel? Manuel is the man who kidnapped Buck to sell him . Why was Buck kidnaped? Because people needed the dogs to pull sleds for the long journey to…

From traveling to the Yukon Territory, sailing around the Pacific Ocean, to writing many novels and short stories, Jack London has had a plethora of experiences in his life. Jack London was born on January 12, 1876 in San Francisco, California to an unmarried mother, Flora Wellman. London was an illegitimate child. Jack’s father left his mother before he was born. His father could have possibly been William Chaney, a popular journalist and figure at the time. Since Jack’s mother was ill…

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 Francisco consisted of a merely 200 people at the beginning, since…

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 story.…