The California Gold Rush influenced California, as well as the whole result of our country. It made the development of our country into Western America and California. It brought one of the biggest and possibly craziest mass movements in history. It brought a huge number of Americans (and nonnatives) to run to the foothills of the Sierra Nevada's keeping in mind the desire of striking it rich. The gold rush shaped California history. Race and racial inequality have strongly shaped American history from its beginnings. Americans like to think about the establishing of the American colonies and, later, the U.S, as driven by the quest for freedom – at first, religious freedom and later followed by political and economic liberty. However, since
Leonard L. Richards' book The California Gold Rush and the Coming of the Civil War (2007) is not a book about the discovery of gold or the forty-niners which rushed to the west for quick wealth, nor is it a reference to the horrors of the Civil War. Richards book is about the politics, the shifts in power and the inequality between the Whites of the North and South, and ultimately it is the harsh reality for both that two opposing viewpoints on slavery within one nation filled with colored men and women would not exist coherently and that ultimately one would prevail over the other, which ultimately led to the Civil War of 1861. The book begins just two years before the Civil War, in 1859 with a duel between David S. Terry, chief judge of
William Salazar Mr. Pacheco History 10 5-2-18 The First Century of California A lot of events have happened during 1848-1940 in California. Historical events such as the Gold Rush and the creation of the railroads, to the more controversial events such as the exploitation of workers, the many strikes that took place, and the monopolies of the railroads. But first, I will begin discussing about the Gold Rush, which began in the year 1848 and had a lasting impact in California.
Gold, gold, gold in California! It lasted barely a decade. However, the California Gold Rush was a grand adventure for a generation of brash young men, most of them citizens of a brash young nation. The journey to California for finding gold was hard and dangerous—the forty-niners had a tough time.
California in today’s world is a large, rich state where all the famous movie stars live. But back in 1848, only a few thousand people were living across the expanse of land. So how did John Sutter kick-start the biggest migration in United States history? The California gold rush accelerated the creation of California as a state because of the rapid influx of people following the discovery of gold, and the discovery of gold triggered a boost in the United States economy. At the time right before the gold rush, the United States was at war with Mexico.
The 49ers is a nickname for those who flocked to northern California in 1849, hoping to take advantage of the gold rush. The influx of opportunists was a boon for California's economy and hastened in its admittance into the Union in 1850. The gold rush of 1849 was sparked by the discovery of gold. In early 1848 in California. Sacramento valley.
Discovery of Gold The discovery of gold introduced immigrants, gold rushers, miners, loggers, railroads and infrastructure community to Washington State. The immigrants or settlers came to Washington to look for gold and the discovery of gold helped increasing the population in Washington. In order for gold to be found, there were prospectors, miners and loggers that were there to find a way to complete their mission by finding gold. After gold has been discovered, it introduced an infrastructure community in small towns across the west.
These things need to be learned because people need to realize the mistakes of the past, so hopefully they aren?t made again. In conclusion, the California Gold Rush was a transformative event for the state and the nation as a whole. The rush of prospectors and immigrants in 1848-1855 helped rapidly develop cities and towns, forming a whole new society with its own government and a booming economy of its own. The positive economic boom as well as the damaging effects to Native Americans Brianna Campbell Campbell 6 5/10/23 and the detrimental environmental impact of the gold rush should be studied so we can gain
The huge influx of people into California, especially the city of San Francisco, opened up many more opportunities in the economic scheme of things. Manufacturing, trade, merchant businesses, agriculture, entertainment market, and the newly formed banks and financial institutions all flourished and prospered because of the gold rush. The economy in California blossomed. The national economy also was impacted by the gold rush and did well because many companies across the country invested, in some way, shape or form, in the gold rush.
Though many changes have transpired in America since the days of slavery, adversity, absence of chances and issues such unfairness and prejudice, which proceeds to gradually develop and encounter by a few, regularly thwarts one from prevailing. The topics of injustice and racism were greatly discussed in all the three letters from James Baldwin, Dr. Martin Luther King and Ta-Nehisi Coates. I thought all three letters were very powerful pieces, as they were beautifully written, reflective and moving. “My Dungeon Shook” by James Baldwin is a captivating read, it entails the social struggles faced in the US by African Americans and white stereotypes of black identity.
The San Francisco Gold Rush had a huge impact on the economy. In the early days of the gold rush, gold seekers made their living primarily by mining gold, but many business opportunities related to the gold rush soon emerged. Merchants began to establish stores and bars in San Francisco to supply the goods and services needed by the gold seekers, such as food, drink, utensils, cameras, and so on. In addition, as more people came to San Francisco, the real estate market began to boom. The growing population and business opportunities led to a rush of construction and rising land prices.
Industrialist had a huge impact on the gilded age. The gilded age was a rapid expansion of industrialism and a massive jump in the population of immigrants in america. The industrialist during the gilded age such as Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller, and Vanderbilt had a big impact because of their businesses. Vanderbilt was the first of the three to be a leader of industry. Vanderbilt made millions using the railroad system and built an empire with them.
The California Gold Rush is a unique point in history that helped to shape the U.S. Without the gold rush, California may not be considered a part of the U.S. because it could easily have been acquired by Mexico. With the gold rush the U.S. wanted to obtain California both for its gold and to expand its growing population. Obtaining California was a benefit for many reasons. However, the part of the landscape of California was ruined in the process because many of its rivers were diverted destroying much of its natural landscape.
California may have gained statehood on September 9, 1850, but the roots that the early Spaniards created, has made California the mecca it is today. California is very diverse state it has desserts, mountains, and is next to the ocean. This creates endless possibilities for growth in many different economy drive industries to flood this great state. The major industries that have made California this mecca are the movie studio system, the aerospace industry, and the agriculture business. In my option the most important industry in California is the agriculture business, I will try not to bore you with my two cents on this topic.
The California Gold Rush was a rush of people in search of gold in California. The gold was discovered in the Sacramento Valley in early 1848 which sparked the gold rush. The rush was a huge influence in how America was shaped into what it is today. It shaped California into what it is today. Without this gold rush California would be like it is today but it would have taken way more years and it wouldn’t be such a diversely populated state.
Fahad Albrahim Response 1: Review/Summary: “Whiteness as property” is an article written by Cheryl Harris, in which she addresses the subject of racial identity and property in the United States. Throughout the article, professor Harris attempts to explain how the concept of whiteness was initiated to become a form of racial identity, which evolved into a property widely protected in American law (page 1713). Harris tackles a number of facts that describe the roots of whiteness as property in American history at the expense of minorities such as Black and American natives (page 1709). Additionally, Harris describes how whiteness as property evolved to become seen as a racial privilege in which the whites gained more benefits, whether