Be Prepared!!! ◊ Grab the notes. James Marshall Gold AmericanJohn Sutter Sacramento Gold Fever San Francisco.

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Be Prepared!!! ◊ Grab the notes

James Marshall Gold AmericanJohn Sutter Sacramento Gold Fever San Francisco

John Sutter James Marshall

San Francisco/Sacramento area becomes heavily populated with people trying to strike it rich. Stores open to sell mining supplies

Europe China Australia South America Forty-Niners

Into the West (2:00 – 10:35)

Digs Picked Clean San Francisco grows crowded. People are feverishly looking for opportunities to pan for gold. Supplies are limited. Lands Changed

Tents Bridge Altercations Sluice Box Transport levi-system and mules for moving rocks

Into the West (15:55 – 22:35)

Excited, Shocked and Relieved $30 Nature’s Bounty What do YOU think? By sticking together

Chased Game Jethro becomes obsessed with mining/panning. He begins to drink and becomes agitated and violent.

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