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Gold Rush

Gold Rush . By Denise Kuske Etiwanda Colony Elementary Fourth Grade December 14, 2007. Eureka!. Finding of Gold Gold Rush Bound for California. Staking a Claim. Tools Needed materials. Daily Life. Mining Camps Entertainment Sunday rest. Settlements. Fast growing San Francisco

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Gold Rush

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  1. Gold Rush By Denise Kuske Etiwanda Colony Elementary Fourth Grade December 14, 2007

  2. Eureka! • Finding of Gold • Gold Rush • Bound for California

  3. Staking a Claim • Tools • Needed materials

  4. Daily Life • Mining Camps • Entertainment • Sunday rest

  5. Settlements • Fast growing San Francisco • Trading and supply centers • Home Sweet Home California

  6. Economy • People became RICH! • Businesses boomed • Levi Strauss • Shortage of labor brought inflation

  7. Changing Population

  8. Damage to Land • No strong laws • Tore up land • Destroyed rivers • Hydraulic mining

  9. Fast Facts • Most gold seekers were under 30 years of age. • More than nine out of ten were men. • During the Gold Rush, buildings were needed so badly in San Francisco that some abandoned ships in the harbor were made into hotels, stores, and warehouses.

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