California was once a silent and an unheard-of place. Since Mr. John Marshall discovered gold at Sutter’s Mill in 1848‚ the gold rush era started and California became popular. It has become a place where people expected to be successful and wealthy. For this reason‚ the gold finders from all over the world came to Sutter’s Mill to pursue their dreams. However‚ many of them found that their dreams did not come true. In fact‚ they had to do lots of hard work that barely led to financial success. Was
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continued legacy of that dream. The discovery of gold at Sutter’s mill in January of 1848 brought a vast change to the territory and set the stage for era of the California dream. Prior to the news of the gold rush the American creed was more along the lines of working hard every day‚ plugging away to achieve success. With many American’s settling for tending to the family farm‚ or traditional occupations carried on through generations. News of gold free for the taking inspired many to risk everything
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On January 24th‚ 1848‚ a man named James W. Marshall ignited the gold rush in Sutter’s Mill in Coloma‚ California. Many Americans flocked to the west coast to try to get rich quick‚ but there was also a huge influx of people from China. The people who came from China were poor and living in unlivable conditions; therefore‚ if they could find a way into America they could create a healthy life and make enough money to send for the rest of their family to come. People from China did not just come to
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with few immigrants. It was the discovery of gold of 1848 in California that brought Chinese immigrants to the United States.(Archuleta) Between 1850 and 1880‚ their population jumped from 7‚520 to 105‚465‚ with 77 percent living in California. The Chinese had initially immigrated to the U.S to look for better opportunities for themselves and their families. (Archuleta) The gold rush just spurred the Chinese on to immigrant quicker. After the Gold Rush‚ Chinese immigrants moved to the Railroad industry
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populated and attempting to start all over. However‚ if the relocation was successful‚ the new land proved fruitful and allowed the settlers to reestablish their families. The year 1848 would bring a new perception of the West and introduced the gold rush‚ which would harm the existing settlers living in California. In Across the Plains in 1844‚ by Catherine Sager Pringle‚ the story of migrating the trails West was expressed as one of trial and tribulation. The travel proved tough and countless
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in the late 40s and mid-50s. Once the disclosure of the “Gold” had been formally declared by president James K. Polk in the condition of Union message‚ on December fifth‚ 1848‚ the world surged in and California turned into the spot that none others’ could mirror its differences of race‚ color‚religion‚ language‚size‚ government‚capital‚ strength‚ and ethics that emerged in California. America and history were changed forever by the Gold founded by James
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Westward Expansion The westward expansion happened in the 1800`s. It was a period of time when the United States was trying to obtain more states in the Union from throughout North America; it was titled the Manifest Destiny. One of the reasons was because immigrants wanted to come to America to have freedom of religion‚ uninhabited land‚ and access to special metals. Martin Van Buren (1837 - 1841)‚ William Henry Harrison (1841‚ he died of pneumonia in office)‚ John Tyler (1841 - 1845)‚ and James
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AMERICAN LITERATURE A view on “THE LUCK OF ROARING CAMP” – Bret Harte 1. The story starts with a unique event. What is it? What significance can you attach to the event? The story is commenced by a unique event which is the birth of a boy in the gold mining camp where “Deaths were not unusual in Roaring Camp; but a birth was big news”. Particularly‚ the appearance of the baby‚ an orphan now‚ in the “roaring” land among all men who were either fugitives‚ criminals‚ or prospectors put them into a
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historical events that I observed in the museum were the California Gold Rush and The Signing of the California Land Claims Act. The California Gold Rush of 1849 brought large numbers of new immigrants from Mexico‚ Central American and South America to California. The presence of gold made California tremendously valuable to the United States. The Gold Rush funded money for the union to buy supplies and fire arms for its military. The Gold Rush stood out to me because of all the back ground information and
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of Chinese restaurants in the American culture. So for this assignment‚ I am reviewing the book From Canton Restaurant to Panda Express: a history of Chinese food in the United States by Haiming Liu. It talks about the journey from the California gold rush to the present day through the lens of food and the evolution of American-Chinese cuisine. It also talks about how Chinese food changed and how it influenced American culinary cultures and how Chinese restaurants became a place where shared ethnic
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