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Try your luck, and search for your fortune in California! Follow the joy and heartbreak of the '49ers during the California Gold Rush.
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The California Gold Rush and the '49ers - Jean F. Blashfield
Landmarks in U.S. History: The California Gold Rush and the ’49ers by Jean F. Blashfield
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Cover
Title Page
Chapter 1: Claims to California
Chapter 2: The Discovery of Gold
Chapter 3: Drawn by Gold
Chapter 4: Mining
the Miners
Chapter 5: Women of the Gold Rush
Chapter 6: The Changes to California
Glossary
Critical Thinking Questions
Read More
Index
Copyright
Back Cover
1
CLAIMS TO CALIFORNIA
The United States was growing fast in the 1840s. Thousands of people had begun traveling west along the Oregon Trail. A group turned south, away from the popular Oregon Trail in 1844. They trekked over a peak in the Sierra Nevada and into the Sacramento Valley. This was the opening of the California Trail.
Deadly Journey
The timing of journeys to the West was important. One party departing from Illinois was led by George and Jacob Donner. They started their route in April 1846, dangerously late in the season.
The Donner Party took a shortcut through the Wasatch Mountains. However, this
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