A Timeline History Of The California Gold Rush

Author : Stephanie Watson
Publisher : Lerner Publications
ISBN 13 : 1467786373
Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Timeline History of the California Gold Rush written by Stephanie Watson and published by Lerner Publications. This book was released on 2015-11-01 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1848, a carpenter named James Marshall discovered that there was gold in the riverbeds of the Sacramento Valley. Gold fever quickly spread across the country and around the world. By the thousands, hopeful people left their homes, families, and jobs in search of their fortune. The California gold rush lasted for only seven years, but in that time it transformed California and affected the whole nation. People used their new riches to start businesses and build cities. People from many nations arrived to fill those cities. And in their quest for gold, the prospectors clashed with American Indians and set the stage for long-lasting tensions. Explore the history of the California gold rush. Track the important events and turning points that made this discovery a pivotal part of the westward expansion of the United States.

Author : Kerri O'Donnell
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
ISBN 13 : 1435858522
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Timeline of the California Gold Rush written by Kerri O'Donnell and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 2009-01-01 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides a chronological overview of the gold rush, discussing what it was like to live and work in the mining towns, how it changed people's lives, and what happened when the gold ran out.

Author : Stephanie Watson
Publisher : Lerner Publishing Group
ISBN 13 : 1467785806
Total Pages : 52 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Timeline History of the California Gold Rush written by Stephanie Watson and published by Lerner Publishing Group. This book was released on 2015 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The California gold rush lasted only seven years, but it affected people around the world. Track the important events and turning points that made the discovery of gold a pivotal part of the westward expansion of the United States.

Author : Andrew C. Isenberg
Publisher : Macmillan Higher Education
ISBN 13 : 1319068588
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The California Gold Rush written by Andrew C. Isenberg and published by Macmillan Higher Education. This book was released on 2017-11-20 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of the California Gold Rush is one of unanticipated, rapid, and momentous change. In 1848, California was a remote and underpopulated province of Mexico; by 1850 it had become part of the United States and produced one-third of the gold in the world. Popularly, the Gold Rush is remembered as a pleasant adventure in which many prospectors not only became wealthy but furthered national expansion. Yet few prospectors struck it rich, the Gold Rush was characterized by appalling violence, and the environmental consequences of mining were devastating. In this volume, Andrew C. Isenberg confronts these controversies and paradoxes directly. The collection focuses on the social and environmental context and consequences of the Gold Rush, and considers, in the final section, whether the popular memory and scholarly understanding of the Gold Rush reflect that context and those consequences. A Chronology, Questions for Consideration, maps, and a Selected Bibliography all enrich students' understanding of the California Gold Rush.

Author : Veronica B. Wilkins
Publisher : Pogo Books
ISBN 13 : 9781645271307
Total Pages : 24 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book California Gold Rush written by Veronica B. Wilkins and published by Pogo Books. This book was released on 2019-12-15 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, early fluent readers will learn about the causes, main events, key players, and lasting impacts of the California gold rush. Interesting photos and carefully leveled text will engage young readers as they learn about this important period in American history. An infographic enhances understanding of the gold rush, and What Do You Think? sidebars encourage deeper inquiry. A timeline highlights key events and dates. California Gold Rush also features reading tips for teachers and parents, a table of contents, a glossary, and an index. California Gold Rush is part of Jump!'s Turning Points in U.S. History series.

Author : Robert Grayson
Publisher : ABDO Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 1614786070
Total Pages : 114 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book California's Gold Rush written by Robert Grayson and published by ABDO Publishing Company. This book was released on 2012-01-01 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title examines an important historic event - the gold rush in California. Easy-to-read, compelling text explores the first discovery of gold and the creation of boomtowns in the West, issues with the Mexican government, military desertion, expansionism, and the environmental consequences of mining, key characters such as John Sutter, Samuel Brannan, Colonel Richard B. Mason, and President James K. Polk, the roles of journalism, transportation, and racial discrimination, the development of mining technologies and entrepreneurship, and the effects of this event on society. Features include a table of contents, glossary, selected bibliography, Web links, source notes, and an index, plus a timeline and essential facts. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Essential Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

Author : Benjamin Mountford
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520967585
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Global History of Gold Rushes written by Benjamin Mountford and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2018-10-16 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nothing set the world in motion like gold. Between the discovery of California placer gold in 1848 and the rush to Alaska fifty years later, the search for the precious yellow metal accelerated worldwide circulations of people, goods, capital, and technologies. A Global History of Gold Rushes brings together historians of the United States, Africa, Australasia, and the Pacific World to tell the rich story of these nineteenth century gold rushes from a global perspective. Gold was central to the growth of capitalism: it whetted the appetites of empire builders, mobilized the integration of global markets and economies, profoundly affected the environment, and transformed large-scale migration patterns. Together these essays tell the story of fifty years that changed the world.

Author : John Walton Caughey
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520365089
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The California Gold Rush written by John Walton Caughey and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2022-08-19 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1948.

Author : Sabrina Crewe
Publisher : Gareth Stevens
ISBN 13 : 9780836833935
Total Pages : 36 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The California Gold Rush written by Sabrina Crewe and published by Gareth Stevens. This book was released on 2002-12-17 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The California Gold Rush.

Author : Thomas Maxwell-Long
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Daily Life during the California Gold Rush written by Thomas Maxwell-Long and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2014-09-09 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive narrative history of the California Gold Rush describes daily life during this historic period, documenting its wide-reaching effects and examining the significant individuals and organizations of the time. It is easy to see the vestiges of the California Gold Rush in the state's modern culture. The San Francisco 49ers football team are named after the term given to those who flocked to California in 1849 in search of gold; California is nicknamed "The Golden State;" and the official state motto is "Eureka" meaning "I have found it" in Greek-a reference to mining success. But the Gold Rush was not only a pivotal event with lasting impact in California; it also greatly affected America as a whole and global society. This book examines the historical significances of the California Gold Rush, beginning with life in California prior to the Gold Rush and European colonization and concluding with information regarding contemporary California. Readers will gain historical insights from the highly detailed explorations of how life in California evolved and understand the enormous impact of an event over 160 years ago on present-day America.