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California Gold Rush
The California Gold Rush was a time period between 1848 and 1855 in which about 300,000 people traveled to California to strike it rich. The gold seekers were known as forty-niners (after the year 1849).
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What During the California Gold Rush about 25000 laborers migrated to California from .?
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China
What did people learn about America during the California gold rush?
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LOTS of Americans were drawn to the gold fields due to the fantastic (sometimes TRUE) claims of those who wrote letters home, posted articles in the newspapers of the day, or passed the word through maritime channels.
Where was the jail in sutters fort?
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Yes. He did have one.Sutter was given a Mexican land grant in the 1838 and built a fort in the area that is now Sacramento. He laid out the city and when the western movement began his fort grew. His fort was the only place people who came in on the California trial had to go to. Sutter was Swiss and liked to dress in uniforms and to gain the grant from Mexico he had to convert to be Catholic and a Mexican citizen. John Fremont went to Sutter to obtain his help in establishing the Bear flag republic and when the Mexican governor was take by Fremont's men he was taken to Sutter's Fort and locked up. John Marshall discovered gold at Sutter's Mill in 1848. He found gold flakes in the traces of the saw mill. Soon it was leaked that gold was found. Sutter tried to stop it from getting out but a San Francisco newspaper had a headline about the discovery and soon 10,000 a day were arriving in the area. Over 300,000 people came to the state in the two years after the news. CA became a state in 1850 and Sutter lost everything.
What is the political result of the discovery of gold at sutter's mill in california?
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The discovery of gold had several significant political effects in Australia.
- Because major gold discoveries were made in Victoria, this newly separated state suddenly found itself very wealthy. Businesses boomed, together with the population, and more people settled further out from the established towns, sparking interest and enthusiasm in exploration. Victoria's newfound wealth was directly responsible for the well-equipped but badly managed exploration of Burke and Wills, which ultimately resulted in their deaths.
- The events of the Eureka Stockade formed the basis for democracy that exists in Australia today. The miners fought for better rights amongst difficult conditions on the goldfields. While they did not immediately achieve their objective, it gained the attention of the Government. A Commission of Enquiry was conducted and changes were implemented. These included abolition of monthly gold licences, replaced by an affordable annual miner's licence. The numbers of troopers were reduced significantly, and Legislative Council was expanded to allow representation to the major goldfields.
- Gold brought wealth to Australia, and with it, a new sense of identity, and the independence and confidence to push for Federation and the establishent of the Commonwealth of Australia in 1901. Basically, Australia no longer needed to be "piggybacked" by England any more.
- Because of the rivalry between Melbourne, Victoria and Sydney, NSW, a new site was chosen for the Australian capital. Canberra lies where it is today because of this very rivalry brought on by the goldrush.
What impacts did the gold rush have on economics of the US?
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One of the great benefits of a gold rush is that any people start to not only take gold but they also use the natural resources like going fishing, also it improves Australia's tourists and immigration sites!
What towns were in the mother lode on the the California gold rush?
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The gold rush began at Sutter's Mill in Colima, CA. John Marshall discovered gold in the traces of the mill in 1848. Once the gold was discovered the rush was on. A newspaper headline stated "Eureka, Gold Found". The average pay was about 10.00 a month, but a man could make 50.00 a day if he found gold. Within months over 10,000 a day were coming into the area any way they could. Sutter lost in the gold rush. He lost his fortune , mill, and ended up a broke unhappy man. By 1850 CA became a state on Sept. 9, 1850.
What is the name of the mill were gold was found in the California gold rush?
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The gold rush began at Sutter's Mill in Colima, CA. John Marshall discovered gold in the traces of the mill in 1848. Once the gold was discovered the rush was on. A newspaper headline stated "Eureka, Gold Found". The average pay was about 10.00 a month, but a man could make 50.00 a day if he found gold. Within months over 10,000 a day were coming into the area any way they could. Sutter lost in the gold rush. He lost his fortune , mill, and ended up a broke unhappy man. By 1850 CA became a state on Sept. 9, 1850.
How much did a pan cost back in the California Gold Rush?
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Before the California gold rush, a metal pan 30 cents, but after gold was discovered, pans sold for 15 dollars.
Why the Gold Rush was important to the expansion of the U.S.?
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The Gold rush attracted people from all over the world to California. Many of these people never became rich from gold mining, but stayed to become a part of California.
What sports team is named after the California gold rush?
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The Forty-niners. That was the name given to the prospectors who went to California looking for gold following the discovery of gold there in 1849.
How did people from the eastern part of the US tavel to California during the Gold Rush?
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It did not get to California, it was taken out ofCalifornia during the gold rush. The gold came from the rocks and was deposited in the river sand during the Ice age melting.
Why did the califona gold rush end?
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All the easy gold was found. 1) The remainning gold isr buried deep and requires a lot of work and money to get out. 2) The land was all bought up, so no one else can move in and stake a claim. Once all the land was claimed, many by big firms, it was not worth to to go to California to look for gold on some one else's land.
Who was the president at the time of the California gold rush?
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The year span of the California Gold Rush was 1848-1855. The United States president from 1848-1849 was James K. Polk. From 1849-1850 was Zachary Taylor. The president from 1850-1853 was Millard Fillmore. When the Gold Rush ended in 1855, Franklin Pierce was the president.
Were is the town of dawson and why was it important during the gold rush of 1897?
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The reason is it was the destination that they had to get it to
How did the miners from the gold rush get the gold?
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The vast majority of gold found during a gold rush is placer gold. This is gold that has been carried and deposited by flowing water. Placer gold appears in several forms: gold dust and black sand (most common), gold nuggets and gold flakes, wire gold, etc.
Towards the end of the gold rush and for years afterwards, the more successful miners begin to trace back from the placers upstream to the lodes that originally supplied the gold. They now mine lode gold in underground mines typically on the sides of mountains or hills. Lode gold also appears in several forms, but the most valuable is where the gold is embedded in clear or translucent white quartz as many jewelry makers pay well over the value of the gold for the rock that contains it.
After the first rush to the western gold mining towns who took over mining operations?
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Large mining companies
Why is Sutters Mill important in history?
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Sutter's Mill was the first place that gold was discovered in California. The discovery in 1848, was the beginning of what is called the California Gold Rush. It was important as it increased the population of California dramatically and that population was a mixture of not only Americans, but it brought new immigrants from many parts of the world.
How did the gold rush in California lead to increased divisions in the US?
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Large numbers started heading West, and territories like Kansas and Nebraska began to acquire signficance as future states of the Union. This provoked a heated debate as to whether they would be slave-states or free soil.
Where was gold found before the gold rush started?
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The gold rush began at Sutter's Mill in Colima, CA. John Marshall discovered gold in the traces of the mill in 1848. Once the gold was discovered the rush was on. A newspaper headline stated "Eureka, Gold Found". The average pay was about 10.00 a month, but a man could make 50.00 a day if he found gold. Within months over 10,000 a day were coming into the area any way they could. Sutter lost in the gold rush. He lost his fortune , mill, and ended up a broke unhappy man. By 1850 CA became a state on Sept. 9, 1850.
Why did entrepreneurs do so well during the gold rush?
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Because there were so few goods, so many people, and so much gold, the merchants could charge almost any price they wanted. The result was inflation.
This is for the most part the answer.
How did the Gold Rush created sectionalism?
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The Gold Rush created sectionalism because of a population boom in California that forced Congress to address sectionalism. When people moved west to search for gold, they had settled also when they were not able to find gold.
How much did bread cost during the California Gold Rush?
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12000$ per ten pounds of butter
Coffee is 18$
