How Did The Gold Rush
The Gold Rush
In 1848, a carpenter made a discovery that would change American History- two gold nuggets. Within a year thousands of people known as the ‘49ers, traveled to the land around Sutter’s Mill in hopes to get rich.
The first state that had a gold rush was North Carolina. This happened fifty years before gold was found at Sutter’s Mill. During this first rush, they found a 17-pound gold nugget in Cabarrus County, North Carolina. For 30 years all gold coins issued by the U.S. Mint were produced using North Carolina gold.
Before the discovery of gold the territories population was 160,000, whom were Native Americans. It was the largest mass migration in U.S. history. It attracted immigrants from around the world. Many of the first immigrants came from South America and Asia. Fighting started to break out with all the people. …show more content…
They had to use abandoned ships to build their housed, banks and other buildings because lumber was hard to get. Looking for gold costed a lot of money. Most of the money made was by the store owner’s. Sutter was not a man who became rich. He retired in Pennsylvania and died.
The women that did move to the gold rush, worked in restaurants, saloons and hotels that popped up every day.
The California gold rush peaked in 1852, and by the end of the decade, it was
In 1848, a carpenter made a discovery that would change American History- two gold nuggets. Within a year thousands of people known as the ‘49ers, traveled to the land around Sutter’s Mill in hopes to get rich.
The first state that had a gold rush was North Carolina. This happened fifty years before gold was found at Sutter’s Mill. During this first rush, they found a 17-pound gold nugget in Cabarrus County, North Carolina. For 30 years all gold coins issued by the U.S. Mint were produced using North Carolina gold.
Before the discovery of gold the territories population was 160,000, whom were Native Americans. It was the largest mass migration in U.S. history. It attracted immigrants from around the world. Many of the first immigrants came from South America and Asia. Fighting started to break out with all the people. …show more content…
They had to use abandoned ships to build their housed, banks and other buildings because lumber was hard to get. Looking for gold costed a lot of money. Most of the money made was by the store owner’s. Sutter was not a man who became rich. He retired in Pennsylvania and died.
The women that did move to the gold rush, worked in restaurants, saloons and hotels that popped up every day.
The California gold rush peaked in 1852, and by the end of the decade, it was