1. The Gold Rush Gold Fever
PowerPoint by Brian Crawford.
The Gold Rush
Gold Fever
: James Marshall finds gold in the American River in Sutter’s Mill California.
: Thousands “rush” to California to find the gold.
3. 49ers was their nickname.

2. 2. Some even came from China 3. Supplies were expensive
The Gold Rush (continued)
Life as a 49er
1. Few struck it rich
2. Some even came from China
3. Supplies were expensive
- $12.00 blanket
- $ for flour
- $5.00 for an egg
California Statehood
: California becomes a free state
2. First state to let women own land
3. Population
1847: 800 people
1850: 25,000 people