Westward Expansion: The Rise Of The California Gold Rush
Westward expansion
The California gold rush began 24 January 1848 because James W Marshall found gold in Sutters Mill, Coloma. The owner of the mill, John Sutter, wanted to keep it quiet about the discovery. But rumours spread and it came 300 000 people from the rest of the United States and tens of thousands from Latin America, Australia, Europe and China. It was not easy to get to California and many people died on the way. The immigrants were later called forty-niners and came to California to find happiness. The miners lived in tents, wood shanties or deck cabins and hoped to find gold so that they could by themselves a house. Many became rich, but a lot of people did not found anything. In the beginning of the gold rush you could just
The California gold rush began 24 January 1848 because James W Marshall found gold in Sutters Mill, Coloma. The owner of the mill, John Sutter, wanted to keep it quiet about the discovery. But rumours spread and it came 300 000 people from the rest of the United States and tens of thousands from Latin America, Australia, Europe and China. It was not easy to get to California and many people died on the way. The immigrants were later called forty-niners and came to California to find happiness. The miners lived in tents, wood shanties or deck cabins and hoped to find gold so that they could by themselves a house. Many became rich, but a lot of people did not found anything. In the beginning of the gold rush you could just