An 1849 handbill from the California Gold Rush. PD. The discovery of gold at ... gold off the ground proved irresistible. Some American women, among them Luzena Wilson, went to California, but ...
Like many get-rich-quick quests, the California gold rush caused a wave of destruction. During the peak years of the gold rush, the population of indigenous people in California dropped from ...
"The post-gold rush era was the most dangerous time in our history to be a California Indian. Most people did not survive it," Lim said. Greed for gold in California was pushed through violent ...
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The Discovery of Gold on This Date in 1848 at Sutter’s Creek Kicked Off the California Gold Rush and Transformed AmericaBetween 1848 and 1855, California produced an estimated 750,000 pounds of gold. After that the take gradually declined, and ...
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