The Gold Rush

Francisco. He was seen to find gold that which he exercised in his district of Bathurst, New South Wales in 1851. Edward would call his gold claim Ophir, and would attract just over 100,000 prospectors in the first four months. The gold he discovered would start a gold frenzy in Bathurst and by 1852, he would yield just over 850,000 ounces of gold. The state of Victoria, not happy with most of its population moving to New South Wales offered 200 pounds for any gold discovered within 200…

Identification and Evaluation of Sources This investigation examines the historical question of “to what extent did the Black Hills Gold Rush of 1874 lead to the Great Sioux War of 1876?”. One key source chosen to support this investigation is a treaty written in 1868 between the the United States (U.S.) government and the Native American nations of the Dakota Territory regarding ownership and land rights of the Black Hills. The other source is a firsthand account from a Cheyenne woman that…

Well, I’m glad to hear you’re interested in coming West. The Gold Rush is over, but there is still opportunity to mine out valuable metals and ores. I want you to take that brain of yours and help me start a business, I’ll pay you handsomely for it. I want to hire some men coming from the South to mine for me (for a fair sum), we’ll be doing some quartz mining. I’ve made enough friends to get some investors who will allow us to mine out their land too. I want you to monitor finances and the…

Laughter is the essence of a graceful comedy, equally important with the display of a dynamic performance. Trough time we have been enlighten with wonderful performances that included graceful movements, a true dynamic connection and storytelling background. At the present time, our comedy industry has come a long away, notably with more modern performances and unique connections between performer and viewer. The main question here is where does many of our famous comedians and performers…

The biggest migration in American history is known as the California Gold Rush. It all started on January 24th, 1848, when gold was discovered at Sutter’s Mill in California. After word got around that gold had been discovered, many flocked to California by 1849. The individuals involved in the mass migration to California were known as forty-niners. Most of the migrants were men coming from the eastern United States, however, there were also many immigrants from China, Mexico, South America,…

was a Russian spy you traveled America to find gold for the Russians. Every mission he had was ephemeral, lasting very short time. There need to be a way to find the gold areas before the gold rush ended. Every morning Boris would head down to the town’s dirty saloon and check the newspaper. The proclivity mornings were the same thing everyday due to his tendency of finding the gold. This morning three pretty ladies came in talking about the gold rush in California. After a while he got their…

"Oh my gosh" as I said to my self running through the hallways of my school. I finally make it to the class room where the big test is gonna be held. the MAPS test to be exact it was about The California Gold rush. So then I rushed to try to get it finished as sweat drips down my palms and a mean glare as I stare at the screen I was destined to finish the test. But then there was my revise and editing to do but the thing is I was kinda a slow poke. I made a bad choice in what I did which got…

By now we are familiar with Charlie Chaplin’s silent films and his talents; not only as a pantomime actor but also as a writer and director. Certainty, his 1931 silent film “City Lights” is a proof of his talent as an actor, writer, chorographer and director (Kamin) . The film gave Chaplin the opportunity to display his creative talents within the silent film industry. Although, Chaplin’s talents are numerous we are going to concentrate on his acting performance in the “City Lights” film. In…

new technologies stimulated improved communications and transportation that brought several more inhabitants to the new lands in order for them to work and get a better living. Manifest Destiny was especially seen to several as the 1859 Colorado Gold Rush brought instant fortunes for many and caused an elevation in the economic stature. Although moving…

western half of the country. Cherokee were forced out, and by 1870s other tribes ended up destroyed or beaten into submission: Hopi, Zuni, Navajo, Apache, Chinook, and Shasta to name a few. California Indians fell to disease whites brought in during gold rush era 1849. Majority of Indians, including Sioux, Blackfoot, Cheyenne, Crow, Arapaho, Pawnee etc. lived in small groups 3-5 hundred on the Great Plains, depended on buffalo, and later horses too. They were skilled fighters. Lived simple…