Gold Rush

By corbinm
  • Gold Rush

    Gold Rush

    The beginning of the Gold Rush. The gold was fond on John Sutter's land by his carpenter James W. Marshall.
  • People move to California

    People move to California

    An estimate of 90,000 people arrived in California. Possibly 20% had died within 6 months.
  • California becomes a state

    California becomes a state

    The territory now known as California become a non slavery state because of the popularity of the Gold Rush.
  • Gold is found

    Gold is found

    Estimated that 2,000,000,000 troy ounces of gold were found.
  • Hydraulic mining

    Hydraulic mining

    Machines were now being used to mine. The machines could dig deeper and faster to produce more gold. Miners began working for mining companies.

  • Panic of 1857

    The SS Central America was carrying 30,000 lbs of gold-worth $400 million today-when it sunk during a hurricane. That caused a financial crisis that affected the international economy
  • San Francisco 49ers become a football team

    San Francisco 49ers become a football team

    As a result of the Gold rush in 1849 the San Franciscd 49ers becoime a NFL football team.