Beginning of the California Gold Rush By: Madison Chancellor
Beginning of the California Gold Rush
Feb 09, 2016
Beginning of the California Gold Rush. By: Madison Chancellor. Key People. John Sutter James Marshall Charles H. Bennett Henry Bigler. Before the Gold Rush. It was just FINE. What events led to the Gold Rush?. Rumors of Gold in California. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Beginning of the California Gold Rush
By: Madison Chancellor
Key People John Sutter James MarshallCharles H. BennettHenry Bigler
Before the Gold Rusho It was just
FINE.
What events led to the Gold Rush?Rumors of Gold in California.
John Sutter became a Mexican citizen and received a land grant of 50,000 acres in Sacramento Valley.
ALSO it was the inability to keep a secret and peoples big mouths.
Where did it happen?Sacramento Valley,
California
Spain or Mexico
Where were people coming from?
How did they get here?They were coming from Spain and Mexico
and settling in California then there were over 150, 000 native Americans.
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