1. By: Braedyn G. Hausdorf Taylor L. Cole Leah L. Hultz Kenny W. Brant

2.  Who were the key people of the California Gold Rush o James W. Marshall discovered gold while working at a sawmill in Coloma, California for John Sutter  Events that led to the “California Gold Rush”  John Sutter emigrated to California from Switzerland in 1839, became a Mexican citizen, and got a 50,000 acre land grant in the Sacramento Valley  On that land Sutter built Sutter’s Fort which was a place that had farming and other businesses developed on it and became a resting spot for immigrants immigrating to California

3.  In 1847 Sutter employed James W. Marshall at a sawmill on a site called Coloma, which is the place where gold was first struck  On January 4 th, 1848, John Marshall picked up a piece of metal that looked like gold and showed Sutter. They tested it and confirmed that it was gold so Sutter wanted to keep it a secret so workers wouldn’t leave to search for gold and people wouldn’t dig up his lands  In late 1848, word got out and President James K. Polk confirmed accounts of gold and the striking of gold in California was nationwide news

5.  What was it like before the Gold Rush began?  Before the Gold Rush began, John Sutter was a business man who owned 50,000 acres and just owned business’  The towns in California where really small and there was very few people living on the untouched land  Where did it happen?  It happened in the Sacramento Valley  Where were the people coming from?  People were coming from all around the world to mine the gold  How did they get here?  Ship and wagon

6.  Bibliography  Works Cited  "How it started?." Kidport Home Page. N.p., n.d. Web. 6 Feb. 2012..  "The Gold Rush Chronicles." comspark.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 2 Feb. 2012..   MLA formatting by BibMe.org. 

7.  Miners came by themselves, leaving their families at home. Many miners suffered from home sickness from being alone  EARLY CALIFORNIA PRICES CURRENT.--Delano's "Life on the Plains and at the Diggings," gives the following as the prices paid at Lassen's Ranch, on September 17, 1849:  Flour, per 100 pounds.......... $50.00  Fresh beef, per 100 pounds.......... 35.00  Pork... 75.00  Sugar... 50.00  Cheese, per pound.......... 1.50

8.  H. A. Harrison, in a letter to the "Baltimore Clipper," datedSan Francisco, February 3, 1849, gives the following price-list: Beef, per quarter.......... $20.00  Fresh Pork, per pound...........25  Butter, per pound.......... 1.00  Cheese, per pound.......... 1.00  Ham, per pound.......... 1.00  Flour, per barrel.......... 18.00  Pork, per barrel.......... $35 to 40.00  Coffee, per pound...........16

9.  Rice, per pound...........10  Teas, per pound...........60 cents to 1.00  Board, per week.......... 12.00  Labor, per day.......... $6 to 10.00  Wood, per cord.......... 20.00  Brick, per thousand.......... $50 to 80.00  Lumber, per thousand.......... 150.00

10. William D. Wilson, writing to the "St. Joseph ValleyRegister," on February 21, 1849, gives the following schedule of prices atSutter's Fort:  Flour, per barrel.......... $30 to $40.00  Salt Pork, per barrel.......... 110 to 150.00  Salt Beef,.......... 45 to 75.00  Molasses,.......... 30 to 40.00  Salt Salmon.......... 40 to 50.00  Beans, per pound...........20  Potatoes,...........14  Coffee,.......... 20 cents to.33  Sugar,.......... 20 cents to.30  Rice,.......... 20 cents to.30  Boots, per pair.......... $20 to 25.00  Shoes,.......... 3 to 12.00  Blankets.......... 40 to 100.00

11.  Transportation by river from San Francisco to Sacramento, he says, was$6 per one hundred pounds. From Sacramento to the mines by team at the rate of$10 for every twenty-five miles.  John H. Miller, writing to the "St. Joseph Valley Register,"October 6, 1849, gives the following prices at Weberville, 60 miles fromSacramento:  Wagons.......... $40 to $80.00  Oxen, per yoke.......... 50 to 150.00  Mules, each.......... 90 to 150.00  Board, per meal, $1.50, or per week.......... 21.00

12.  What happened during the end of the Gold Rush Period?  Its social structure and culture were changed  Farmers, ranchers, stores, and restaurants took advantage of California’s rich agriculture  What was life like towards the end?  They voted against slavery  The forty-niners left  Many veteran prospectors rushed to Australia and New Zealand

13.  Why was the Gold Rush so important to California history?  Because they found out gold was just as good as money  It brought a lot of people over to California  Got them immediate statehood  What was the impact of the Gold Rush in California  It brought 500,000 men to California  It was dramatic

14.  "California Gold Rush." Wikipedia. N.p., n.d. Web. 6 Feb. 2012.. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Gold_R ush  California, 1852, having voted against slavery, and was a state. "The California Gold Rush." Welcome to Calliope.... Calliope Film Resources, Inc, 1 Jan. 2009. Web. 6 Feb. 2012..http://calliope.org/gold/gold2.html  "Why was the California gold rush so important." The Q&A wiki. N.p., n.d. Web. 6 Feb. 2012..http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Why_was_the_Cali fornia_gold_rush_so_important

15.  Works Cited  Gold Rush. (2007). Retrieved from http://www.library.ca.gov/goldrush/ http://www.library.ca.gov/goldrush/  The California State Library. (2007). Retrieved 2012, from Gold Rush : http://www.library.ca.gov/ http://www.library.ca.gov/  Communtiy Lutheran Church. (2010). Retrieved February 8, 2012, from Gold Rush: http://cloceanside.com/camp.asp http://cloceanside.com/camp.asp