The California Gold Rush by Holly Gaylor https://padlet.com/hgaylor/4ef50n6f5cls en-us 2015-08-25 20:23:38 UTC 2018-01-29 17:21:01 UTC hello@padlet.com http://www.california-gold-rush-miner.us/images/gold-nuggets-006.jpg Video hgaylor https://padlet.com/hgaylor/4ef50n6f5cls/wish/102100003 2016-03-21 19:54:50 UTC https://padlet.com/hgaylor/4ef50n6f5cls/wish/102100003 49ers were named after the year they arrived in California. People came from as far away as Asia and South America. hgaylor https://padlet.com/hgaylor/4ef50n6f5cls/wish/102100631 2016-03-21 20:00:00 UTC https://padlet.com/hgaylor/4ef50n6f5cls/wish/102100631 In 1848, 15,000 people lived in California. By the end of 1849, there were 100,000, with many settling in San Francisco. hgaylor https://padlet.com/hgaylor/4ef50n6f5cls/wish/102100992 2016-03-21 20:02:45 UTC https://padlet.com/hgaylor/4ef50n6f5cls/wish/102100992 Many miners traveled to California by ship. The trip took from 3 to 8 months and could be dangerous and deadly. hgaylor https://padlet.com/hgaylor/4ef50n6f5cls/wish/102101864 2016-03-21 20:09:47 UTC https://padlet.com/hgaylor/4ef50n6f5cls/wish/102101864 Samuel Brannan became California's richest man. He sold mining supplies for an extremely large profit. hgaylor https://padlet.com/hgaylor/4ef50n6f5cls/wish/102102449 2016-03-21 20:14:54 UTC https://padlet.com/hgaylor/4ef50n6f5cls/wish/102102449 The Donner Party became stranded in the snow on the Sierra Nevada mountains when traveling in covered wagons from Missouri to Sutter's Fort. hgaylor https://padlet.com/hgaylor/4ef50n6f5cls/wish/102104820 2016-03-21 20:33:31 UTC https://padlet.com/hgaylor/4ef50n6f5cls/wish/102104820 California changed forever when gold was discovered by carpenter James Marshall, near John Sutter's mill in 1848. hgaylor https://padlet.com/hgaylor/4ef50n6f5cls/wish/102105380 2016-03-21 20:37:29 UTC https://padlet.com/hgaylor/4ef50n6f5cls/wish/102105380 Many men left their families and spent their life savings hoping to strike it rich. hgaylor https://padlet.com/hgaylor/4ef50n6f5cls/wish/102106114 2016-03-21 20:42:54 UTC https://padlet.com/hgaylor/4ef50n6f5cls/wish/102106114 The new technique of hydraulic mining, developed in 1853, brought enormous profits but destroyed the California region’s landscape. hgaylor https://padlet.com/hgaylor/4ef50n6f5cls/wish/102111074 2016-03-21 21:26:44 UTC https://padlet.com/hgaylor/4ef50n6f5cls/wish/102111074 Entrepreneurs, such as Levi Strauss, made money by charging miners high prices for goods they needed such as clothing, furniture, and food. hgaylor https://padlet.com/hgaylor/4ef50n6f5cls/wish/102475291 2016-03-23 17:59:11 UTC https://padlet.com/hgaylor/4ef50n6f5cls/wish/102475291 During the gold rush, California's population grew rapidly and became more diverse. While women and African Americans had new freedoms and opportunities, many groups faced discrimination.  hgaylor https://padlet.com/hgaylor/4ef50n6f5cls/wish/102478568 2016-03-23 18:12:13 UTC https://padlet.com/hgaylor/4ef50n6f5cls/wish/102478568