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    The California Gold Rush began in 1848 when gold was discovered at Sutter's Mill in Coloma, California. Over 300,000 people migrated to California in the years following, seeking their fortune. They became known as "forty-niners". The influx of prospectors and miners transformed California socially and economically. San Francisco grew from a small settlement of around 200 residents to a major city of over 20,000 people. By 1852, California's non-native population had exploded to over 250,000. The Gold Rush peaked in 1852 when $81 million worth of gold was extracted from the ground in a single year.

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    The California Gold Rush began in 1848 when gold was discovered at Sutter's Mill in Coloma, California. Over 300,000 people migrated to California in the years following, seeking their fortune. They became known as "forty-niners". The influx of prospectors and miners transformed California socially and economically. San Francisco grew from a small settlement of around 200 residents to a major city of over 20,000 people. By 1852, California's non-native population had exploded to over 250,000. The Gold Rush peaked in 1852 when $81 million worth of gold was extracted from the ground in a single year.

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    The California Gold Rush

    Web Hunt
    Click on the Firefox icon on the dock
    Source 1
    Enter: http://www.history.com/topics/gold-rush-of-1849
    Click on the video at the top of the page. Wait for the advertisement to complete
    before video starts.
    Read entire page scroll down and read each section.

    When did the California Gold Rush start?

    Scroll down and read Discovery at Sutters Mill


    How much gold was extracted during the CA Gold Rush?

    Where did the Gold Rush start in CA?

    Scroll down and read News Spreads


    Where did people travel from to seek gold?

    Scroll down and read The 49ers Come to California


    Who were the 49ers?

    Name at least two affects the 49ers had on CA?

    Scroll down and read Lasting Impact of the Gold Rush


    When did the Gold Rush hit its peak?

    About how much gold was lifted from the ground by then?

    How did this affect the population of CA?

    Source 2
    Enter: http://ocp.hul.harvard.edu/immigration/goldrush.html
    Read the Page Titled California Gold Rush (18481858)
    What were the two routes Americans from the Eastern states would take to
    get to California and how long were they?

    What did the difficulty of these routes inspire the construction of?

    Source 3
    Enter:
    http://lessons.ctaponline.org/~dbaker/dbaker/A%20folder/theimpactofgold.html
    Scroll through the page and read
    What was San Francisco like before and after the Gold Rush? How did it
    change?

    Source 4
    Enter: http://www.shmoop.com/california-gold-rush/people.html
    Scroll though to read The CA Gold Rush People
    Discuss at least two people that were involved in the Gold Rush?

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