California Gold Rush

By Patricia Johnson

Gold Discovered1848- gold nuggets found on John

Sutter’s sawmill

News spread around the world

The beginning of Gold Fever!

Migration

People came from around the world (China, England, Hawaii)

People came from America

Many left family members in search of gold

Journey

Travel time took days, weeks, months, and even years

People traveled by steamboat, wagon, and foot

Death by starvation, disease, and exhaustion

Tools for MiningPanning

The Sluice Box

Rockers

Living ConditionsHunger/starvation

Dirty

Crowded

Fun FactsPeople believed that they would become

very wealthy in California.

Railroads were built by miners first fast way of traveling without dying.

Entertainers such as Lola Montes and Emma Nevada performed to entertain the community.

ComprehensionWhere was gold first discovered?

Where did people come from to discover gold?

How did people travel to get to CA?

What kinds of tools were used for mining?

How were the living conditions? Did people die from diseases?

Work CitedGoogle.comwww.museumca.org/goldrush/fever09.html