The Attractive MuseumCollin Katie

Allison Cassie

FYI Collin came up with the title

Beginning (1849-1849) •Who were the key people?o James W. Marshall• James W. Marshall was the first man to discover gold.

o John Sutter • The owner of the mine that the gold was discovered.

Beginning (1849-1849)• What Were The Events That Led

To The California Gold Rush?o John Sutter was a Swiss immigrant.o He got a 50,000 to the Sacramento Valley.o On the land he built Sutter’s Fort which was a

great place for Farming, Business and a resting place for immigrants.

o Sutter hired John Marshall to work on his mine.

Beginning (1849-1849)• What Were The Events Led up to

the California Gold? (continued)o Marshall picked a piece of gold and looked like

gold.o Later it was tested gold and the test came

back positive.o Sutter wanted to keep the gold a secret so

people wouldn’t be digging on his lando James Polk got word and so did everyone else

and headed out west.

Beginning (1849-1849)• What Was It Like Before The

Gold Rush Began?o Sutter was a wealthy business man with

a 50,000 land grant.o If there even was a town it didn’t have a

lot of people.

Beginning (1849-1849)• Where Did It Happen?

o The Gold Rush started in the Sacramento Valley

Beginning (1849-1849)• Where were the people coming

from?o The people were coming from all over the

world to have a chance at gold.

Beginning (1849-1849)• How were they getting here?

o The people got here using wagons and traveling by ship.

The Middle HistorianWhat was life of the miners like?

Their were very many hardships for the miners

such as disease being easily spread.

Being a place of no law their was a lot of thievery and murder.

Supplies having to be shipped from long ways their was rarely fruit causing scurvy.

Shelter was verily poor. Men who did live in decent cabins would usually be housing 6 other men at least.

The Prices of LivingWeeks Worked

Expected Amount of $ to make

1 $82.722 $42.003 $61.444 $112.81

The Prices of LivingItem Prices

Flour & Pork $125.00 per barrelCheese $1.50 per lb.

Lard & Butter $200.0 per barrelPotatoes $1.25 per lb.Molasses $10.00 per gallon

Town Development When news of gold came over 300,000 flocked to

California.

Many boomtowns established in California.

One of the boomtowns had over 79 buildings.

The same town had an estimated population of 100,000 people.

The homes varied in boomtowns from shanties, framed house and even homes made of adobe brick.

The End Historian

1856-1859By: Allison Phillips

The End of the Gold Rush

• California becomes state• 49’s left• Veteran miners• California development

Life Towards the End• Immigrants• Miners

Importance of the Gold Rush

• California statehood• More immigrants and Americans• Greatest rush

Impact of Gold Rush• Attracted attention• People• Population• Money

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