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    “I declare this to be gold‚” announced John Augustus Sutter one random day in the early months of the year 1848. During the construction of a sawmill in 1848‚ James Marshall the carpenter in-charge of the construction made a major discovery of gold. While Sutter wanted to keep this discovery a secret‚ the news eventually got out‚ leading to what is now known as the California Gold Rush. Of course‚ once the news of gold spread‚ men swarmed to California to get a grab at the expensive metal. Soon western

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    James Marshall played a key role in the Gold Rush because he was the first person to discover gold. He was able to improve economic prospects that changed the history of California. According to the article “Racing’s California Oasis’” Elias Baldwin purchased land and territory to mine for gold for himself. Elias Baldwin was a businessman that invested a lot of money into the Gold Rush in order to become more wealthy. This simply shows how people wanted to explore more land in order to make more

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    1896 Klondike Gold Rush On August 16‚ gold was located in Klondike‚ Yukon. Which person discovered it remains a mystery. However‚ it was found by the group George Carmack‚ his wife Kate Carmack along with her brother Jim Skookum‚ and their nephew Dawson Charlie while they were traveling south of the Klondike River. On August 17‚ they staked their claimed on Bonanza Creek/Rabbit

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    The Gold Rush and The California Dream The California Dream as it was seen during the gold rush and even today is a direct result of the embellished images and stories that flew out of California during the Gold Rush of 1849. In cold harsh weather farmers heard stories of a place where it was always warm. Where you never had to see snow if you didn’t want to. This place that had rivers filled with gold‚ and a place that gave up its wealth and treasures with barely any effort. They were hooked

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    The California Gold Rush Research Paper There are few events that inspire mass movement the way the prospect of wealth does. The California Gold Rush was a mass movement sparked by the spontaneous discovery of gold nuggets at Sutter’s Mill. The news of communal gold caused men and women nationwide to flock to the West Coast. Different ethnicities‚ religions‚ and social classes were drawn to the prospect of becoming successful in California. Though mining skills were not hard to develop‚ the work

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    The Gold Rush Effects on Gender “I have enough- God bless them- I will return.”1 These are the famous last words of men who had ventured into California to partake in the Gold Rush‚ only to realize a yearning to see their family. Many men underwent the hardships and the sacrifices in order to strike rich in this gamble‚ many men succeeded while many more failed. Often forgotten are the families that remained back home while the husband‚ father‚ or brother went west to strike gold. The families

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    Almost everyone knows the story of the Gold Rush in the United States‚ and how it helped accelerate the settlement of the west. Arvada was formed during the Gold Rush era of the 1850s. As prospectors headed west to California‚ some stopped off in the Rocky Mountains and found pockets of gold there as well. Some mined the gold in the mountains while others farmed the bottom lands and provided crops for the other settlers. Arvada grew rapidly once the railroad was completed through the area‚ and it

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    The Alteration of Anglo-Women during the California Gold Rush The Gold Rush of California was a “shot heard” round the world that caught the ears of many individuals who were seeking the golden opportunities of the West. (Chan & Olin 1992). With the dreams of wealth on the horizon‚ the Gold Rush brought on a drastic change in American society. For the women of this period‚ their lives would be altered in ways that would change the Western frontier. With an eagerness for wealth and equality women

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    with historical events that happened during the Klondike gold rush. The story became more interesting to read because of its historical connection. The illustrator also did a great job on the visual images that represent the main characters and the main events of the story. 5. I understand the historical version of the story much better than this story. The story of Klondike gold rush between 1896 to 1899 brought 100‚000 people to the Klondike region of northwestern Canada in the Yukon region

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    The men during the seventeenth century were dominant figures who earned money to take care of themselves and their families. Women on the other hand‚ were the ones who were in the home taking care of the children‚ cooking‚ and cleaning. When the Gold Rush occurred in 1849‚ not only was society changing‚ but the roles of both men and women were rapidly changing as well. The effects of gender role determined the way that society was running. When this sudden change of gender role started to change‚

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