1. Gold
Rush

2. Standard 8.63

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Gold miner’s cradle
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Section 4-4

4. California Gold Rush Gold discovered at Sutter’s Mill in
early 1848 and
starts the gold rush. .

5. GOLD! At Sutter’s Mill, 1848
John A. Sutter

6. California Gold Rush -Boomtowns sprang up almost overnight in
northern California as the result of the gold rush.
-Towns that disappeared quickly were called
ghost towns
-The gold rush also was responsible for the
growth of San Francisco. .

8. California Gold Rush -Very few of the miners achieved lasting wealth,
-Most people found
little or no gold.

10. Section 4-6 California Gold Rush
-most lost their money through gambling or wild
spending.
Who got rich????
-Merchants---charged miners higher prices for
the things they needed.
Section 4-6

11. California Gold Rush Gold seekers were called 49ers
They would prospect or look for gold
Only 5% were women and children
Mining camps were dangerous

12. California Gold Rush, 1849
49er’s

13. California Gold Rush The Gold Rush…
1. expanded trade, shipping, and agriculture to meet the miners’ needs for food and other goods.
2. Increased the population.

14. California Gold Rush -Many Chinese came to California during the gold
-They were treated poorly
and faced discrimination.

15. California Gold Rush
-Levi Strauss creates denim
pants for miners

16. Two Views of San Francisco, Early 1850s

17. San Francisco today

18. The Doomed Donner Party
April, 1846 – April, 1847

19. The Doomed Donner Party
Cannibalism ! !
Margaret Patrick John Breen Breen Breen
Of the 83 members of the Donner Party, only 45 survived to get to California!
James Reed & Wife

20. Westward the Course of Empire Emmanuel Leutze, 1860

21. Compromise of 1850
Standard 8.67

22. Free Soil Party Free Soil! Free Speech! Free Labor! Free Men!
northern Democrats
Anti-slave members of the Liberty and Whig Parties.
Opposition to the extension of slavery in the new territories!

23. The 1848 Presidential Election Results√

24. Compromise of 1850 -Californians applied for statehood in March 1850.
-California, as a free state, would upset the
balance between free and slave states in
Congress. .

25. Compromise of 1850 Section 4-9 Henry Clay presents a compromise.
For 8 months members of Congress debate
Led by:
Henry Clay, Senator from Kentucky
Daniel Webster, Senator from Massachusetts
John C. Calhoun, senator from South Carolina
Section 4-9

27. Time Out: Webster/Calhoun Debate

29. Fugitive Slave Law -required citizens to assist in the recovery of
fugitive slaves.
-denied a fugitive's right to a jury trial.

33. Fugitive Slave Law -Slaves escape to Canada.
-The Underground Railroad became more active, reaching its peak between 1850 and 1860.
-Slaves escape to Canada.
(Slavery was illegal in Canada)