Gold Rush Research Paper
The Gold Rush began in May of 1848 when the words, "Gold! Gold! Gold from the American River!" were shouted by Sam Brennan in San Francisco. The discovery ignited the flames of desire across the country and everyone was infected with gold fever. The topic of the California Gold Rush is a home run in terms of this years theme. We chose this event because of its significance in the foundation of our country and the impact it had on so many lives. People from all over the world traveled to the west to get their hands on the golden trophy, exploring all of California and Nevada. However, once these men encountered the true hardships of the rush they learned that not all that glitters is gold.
Most of our research of the Gold Rush came from sources …show more content…
We used sites giving general information on the Gold Rush as secondary sources to summarize the events that took place. These sites described the process in which gold was first found and how it affected all who participated in the Rush. Collecting this research also proved helpful in the construction of our website. We were able to recreate our own version of complied information into a site with data from both firsthand and secondary sources, complete with pictures from the time period.
While creating our website we didn't run into many problems. Thanks to Weebly we were able to easily create and edit our website to look exactly how we had imagined. It is easy to navigate and provides the reader with facts, quotes, and experiences from the people involved in the Gold Rush.
The Gold Rush is not credited enough for the expansion of the United States. It brought immigrants into unknown territory and exploration of hidden secrets beneath the sand. Men and women encountered death and sickness for the promise of a fortune. A “foreign-exchange gold standard” was created to regulate international trade. It put many small towns on the map that may have never been founded without the discovery of gold. The Gold Rush of 1848 influenced the history of mining and helped shape the America we live in
Most of our research of the Gold Rush came from sources …show more content…
We used sites giving general information on the Gold Rush as secondary sources to summarize the events that took place. These sites described the process in which gold was first found and how it affected all who participated in the Rush. Collecting this research also proved helpful in the construction of our website. We were able to recreate our own version of complied information into a site with data from both firsthand and secondary sources, complete with pictures from the time period.
While creating our website we didn't run into many problems. Thanks to Weebly we were able to easily create and edit our website to look exactly how we had imagined. It is easy to navigate and provides the reader with facts, quotes, and experiences from the people involved in the Gold Rush.
The Gold Rush is not credited enough for the expansion of the United States. It brought immigrants into unknown territory and exploration of hidden secrets beneath the sand. Men and women encountered death and sickness for the promise of a fortune. A “foreign-exchange gold standard” was created to regulate international trade. It put many small towns on the map that may have never been founded without the discovery of gold. The Gold Rush of 1848 influenced the history of mining and helped shape the America we live in