CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSH By: Ryleigh Allison

JOHN SUTTER Sutter's FORT WAS THE FIRST PLACE GOLD WAS SPOTTED IN California James Marshall was the man who spotted the gold by Sutter's mill President James k. Polk confirmed the discovery of gold at Sutter's fort Sam brannan told of Sutter's secret which started the gold rush Sutter’s dream of building a fort was crushed by miners searching for gold

POPULATION the first gold seekers arrived in California on January 24 th, 1848 In one year California's population grew from 15,000 to 100,000 By the end of the 1800’s California had a population of 380,000 During 1870, san Francisco's population had surged past 150,000 By 2011, more than 800,000 people were living in san Francisco

VIOLENCE AND TROUBLES The gold rush made violence common between prospectors and Indians Travelers were given no established land rules, this means that the first to arrive had the most chance of success Gambling, alcohol, and murder were common in mining camps Many miners used gambling and spent all of their newly earned money without thinking The California gold rush left countless miners financially ruined or even dead