Rush for California Gold

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Rush for California Gold

Rush for Gold Mexican gov’t feared American immigration due to Texas John Sutter Persuaded the govt. to grant him 50,000 acres in the unsettled Sacramento Valley In 1848, James Marshall, a carpenter, was building a sawmill near for Sutter & found gold in the American river Thousands of gold seekers rushed to California to get rich The forty-niners set out to make fortunes in gold

Routes to Fortune Sail 18,000 miles around South America Suffer from storms, seasickness, & spoiled food Sail to Panama, cross overland (risk catching deadly disease), & then sail to CA Travel across North America Brave rivers, mtns, and other hardships on trail

Northern California 100,000 people came in 1849 From U.S.A., Europe, Asia, Mexico, Canada, etc. Most Americans were white Some Native Americans, free blacks, Chinese immigrants & slaves came as well

Conflict & Change Native Americans & foreigners forced out To reduce competition Rush ended by 1852 About 250,000 people flooded into California

IMPACT OF THE GOLD RUSH The economy boomed Population numbers soared Chinese miners left gold fields & started business Californios were ruined financially & socially In many cases, Americans seized their property Native American population plummeted From 150,000 to nearly 58,000 by 1870 California applied for statehood 1850 – admitted as a free state Unbalanced the power in Congress

New America…“from sea to shining sea”

U.S. Expansion: 1846 - 1853 CAUSE EFFECT Westward trails move thousands of people to new territories Oregon Territory acquired by the United States Austin and others colonize Texas Texas Revolution United States annexes Texas U.S. – Mexican War Mexican Cession acquired by the United States United States expands from “sea to sea” Thousands of gold seekers rush to California California becomes a state Transcontinental railroad route needed Gadsden Purchase

Territorial Growth to 1853