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Sutter's Mill
John Marshall was working with his workers on Sutter's Mill and found a small nugget of gold. He wished for this news to be kept a secret, but the news traveled fast. -
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
This treaty made Calfornia a state within the United States. -
President James Polk
President James Polk let Congress know about the gold found in California, making more people aware of the news. -
Route to California
There were about 45,000 people who traveled across the continent to come to California in search for gold. Most traveled by land, but anothr 40,000 people came to California by sea as well. -
Immigrants in America
The new population in California from the gold rush is at approximately 100,000 people. About 25,000 of them are from other countries in search of gold and hope to strike it rich. -
Foreign Miners' Tax
Califonia Legislature decided that there needs to be a tax for every miner to pay in order to pay $20 a month in order to legally mine in the area.
However, in 1851, the Foreign Miner's tax is repealed because of how the miners reacted by being violent and not agreeing with what was going on.
In 1852, the tax returns but the amount asked of the miners is down to $3. -
California Becomes a State
California becomes the 31st state in the United States. -
Huge Amounts of Gold
By this time in history, there had been about $81 million worth of gold taken out of the ground by those mining for it. -
Large Number of Chinese Immigrants
There were about 25,000 Chinese immigrants in California at this time and the Foreign Miners' Tax is raised from $3 to $6 with the increased number of workers.
