The Gold RUSH Good as Gold
Today’s Objectives Describe how the discovery of gold changed California. Explain the final impact of the California Gold Rush 5/28/2018
Discovery Changes California James Marshall- carpenter who discovered gold in CA. (1848) Forty-Niner person who went to CA to find gold in 1849. Californios- settlers of Spanish or Mexican descent who populated CA. 5/28/2018
The Rush for Gold 1 of greatest migrations of American History movement of ppl from 1 country or locality to another. 1849 California Gold Rush- Migration of 1000’s of settlers to CA in search of gold. 1000’s gold seekers went to make their fortune. 5/28/2018
Routes Routes Around S. America up Pacific Coast Trail Across North America Isthmus of Panama, cross land, sail to CA Dangers Storms, Spoiled food, seasickness Mts., disease, rivers, prairies, Risk catching deadly tropical disease 5/28/2018
Changes for Californios Challenged by a new wave of pioneers Mariano Vallejo- Prosperous Californio who lost a lot of property after American settlement. 5/28/2018
The Gold Seekers (49ers) 2/3 Americans Natives, free blacks, enslaved African Americans Foreigners from: Mexico Europe S.America Australia 5/28/2018
China 1851: 1 in 10 immigrants – Chinese Made profits from mines that were abandoned Americans envied their success increased resentment 5/28/2018
Mining Camps Tents on stream wooden buildings Few got rich Exhaustion Poor Food Disease Damaged Miner’s Health 5/28/2018
Opportunities & Turmoil 1850 California became a free state Population explosion ruined Californios Didn’t respect their legal rights American seized their property 5/28/2018
Native Americans 1000’s died from disease Killed by settlers Rivers: Diverted, polluted Hunting grounds: taken over Foreigners - forced out by Americans to reduce competition. 5/28/2018
Foreign Miners Tax Imposed a tax of $20/month on miners from other countries Effects: too expensive, foreigners left mines foreigners opened shops, restaurants, laundries (Chinatown) 5/28/2018
Economic Effects of Statehood San Fran Became center of banking, manufacturing, shipping & trade, farming. 5/28/2018
Today’s Objectives Describe how the discovery of gold changed California. Huge migration Fast economic growth Californios lost their land Explain the final impact of the California Gold Rush California became state (free) -> conflict over free/slave states Californios ruined Many Native Americans died/killed, lost land & rivers, polluted Foreign Miners Tax Chinatown in S.F. 5/28/2018