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CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSH

Published on Nov 23, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSH

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WHERE DID IT TAKE PLACE?

San Francisco,California
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PEOPLE INVOLVED

  • James W. Marshal
  • John Sutter
  • Mexicans
  • Americans
  • Other Countries
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James Marshal was building a saw mill and saw a shiny nugget the size of a pea.

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EFFECTS:

Made many people rich and some with little more than they had.
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how long was the rush?

 FROM: 1848-1858
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WHAT WHERE THE MINERS CALLED?

They were called 49'ers
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how many people where killed?

10,000 Indians and Amercians

the rivers where also poluted

The rivers often had trash and debre left in them