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Gold Rush

Author: Liz De Boer

How the Gold Rush effected diverse groups?

http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=1094

"BIG PICTURE" Question

STUDENTS!

Please answer the following in a persuasive one page essay. How did the Gold Rush effect the people who were in California before the Gold Rush (Californios, Native Americans)?

Gold Rush Video - Looney Toons

Watch this video in order to visually see what life could have been like for miners.

Source: https://youtu.be/2p9RPGIZIf4

http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=1081

More background on the Gold Rush - especially on the physical environment of California.

Source: http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=1081

California State Standard

CA Social Studies Standard: 4.3.3: Analyze the effects of the Gold Rush on settlements, daily life, politics, and the physical environment.

Gold Rush Timeline

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/goldrush/timeline/index.html

Click here to learn important dates about the Gold Rush.

Source: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/goldrush/timeline/index.html

Effects of the Gold Rush

http://lessons.ctaponline.org/~dbaker/dbaker/A%20folder/theimpactofgold.html

Read this webpage with information on how the Gold Rush directly affected California.

Source: http://lessons.ctaponline.org/~dbaker/dbaker/A%20folder/theimpactofgold.html