CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSHBy Ava, Allison, Arjun, Chris, Cody and Steven

KEY VOCABULARY WORDS

Territory: a place owned and governed by a country.

Gold rush: a huge movement of people bring to find gold.

Forty-niners: one who went to California seeking gold in the gold rush 1849.

Cape: a point of land that reaches out into the ocean.

Clipper ships: were the fastest ship in the time.

KEY VOCABULARY WORDS (CONTINUED)

Entrepreneur: a person who sets up a new business.

Free enterprise: a kind of economy in which people can own and run their own businesses.

Consumers: the people who buy a product or service.

Population: the number of people living there.Vigilante: a person who takes the law into his or

her own hands.

KEY VOCABULARY (CONTINUED #2)

Isthmus: a narrow piece of land that connects two larger land areas.

Swamp: a low wet area usually covered by shallow water.

Claim: an area a miner said belonged to him or her.

Industry: All the businesses that make one kind product or provide one kind of service.

Discrimination: the unfair treatment of people because of such things as their religion, their race, or their birth place.

KEY VOCABULARY (CONTINUED #3)

Technology: the way people use new ideas to make tools or machines.

Line Graph: a graph that uses a line to show changes overtime.

Hydraulic Mining: a way to mine gold easily.Gold: a precious metal.Shovels and Picks: Helpful mining tools that

boomed during the gold rush.

MAJOR EVENTS

Gold was found in California

Sam Brannan tells everyone he sees

President James Polk tells the entire country about the discovery in the American River

THE RUSH IS ON!!!!!!!!!!

Clipper Ships start making trips to California

MAJOR EVENTS (CONTINUED)

People start turning into vigilantes Some people start discrimination

People start becoming enslaved and forced to dig for gold

Slaves began to buy freedom for them and all of their friends.

Hydraulic Mining(A way to mine with water) was invented

Hydraulic Mining was made illegal by the United States Government

MAJOR PEOPLE

John Sutter: The boss of the man who first found gold in California

James Wilson Marshall: The man who first found gold in California

Sam Brannan: The man who spilled the beans on the secret about the discovery of gold

President James Polk: The president during the time period of the gold rush. He had to make lots of important decisions and laws

“Buckeye Diggers Matterson”: Creator of Hydraulic MiningSlaves in general: Encouraged other people to use gold for

bribery. They did this by buying their and their friends and families freedom from their masters

TIME PERIOD

1848-1849: 1849, first person found gold

December 1848, President James Polk told congress about discovery

1852, thousands of Chinese also joined the gold rush.

45,00 people reached California by traveling overland

TIME PERIOD (CONTINUED)

Before the Gold Rush began, San Francisco only had about 900 people. By 1849, it had 6,000 people. In 1850, more than 35,000 people filled the streets

California's population (not counting Native Americans) grew from about 14,000 people to about 100,000 in 1850. By 1852, its population had grown to about 250,000 people

By mid 1850's, however most of the gold that was lying on the top of the ground was found.

TIME PERIOD (CONTINUED #2)

Sacramento had terrible floods in the 1850's.In 1884, California made Hydraulic Mining

against the law.Population grew fast after the Gold Rush in

1848.January 24, 1848: Gold was discovered at

Sutter’s Mill. In 1848 and 1849, miners could find simple tools.

By mid 1850's, however most of the gold that was lying on the top of the ground was found.

FACTSSome Hardships coming to California were storms,

starvation, dehydration, and lack of courage.Hydraulic Mining was made illegal because it wastes

water and it can be dangerous because of the high powered flow.

People made less than $10.00 a day!!!!!!John Sutter made an oath with James Marshall that

they would keep it secret forever, but word got out within 6 weeks.

Alaska also had a GOLD RUSH!!!!!!!!!!!

FACTS (CONTINUED)

Hydraulic Mining was way easier than other ways and it also did not require carrying around heavy pickaxes, shovels, and hoes.

James Polk was president during the Gold RushJames Marshall was the man who first picked up gold

in CA on January 24, 1848The population of CA grew by 250,00 people during

the Gold Rush

BONUS QUESTION

BONUS QUESTION (Does not count on your test grade. This question was not mentioned in PowerPoint or Social Studies Book. Hint: The actual Rush happened in a tributary in that state). Which other American State had a Gold Rush?

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