1 / 12

Golden Impact: The California Gold Rush and Westward Expansion

Discover the significance of the California Gold Rush, its effects on migration and economic growth. Learn about key historical events such as the Louisiana Purchase, Mexican-American War, and Trail of Tears. Understand the challenges and opportunities faced during the era of westward expansion in the U.S.

modesty
Download Presentation

Golden Impact: The California Gold Rush and Westward Expansion

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. BELLWORK • Describe the Louisiana Purchase. Why was this so beneficial to the U.S.? • How did Lewis and Clark influence Westward migration? • What were the causes and effects of the Mexican-American War? • What was the difference between the Shawnee and Cherokee solutions? • What was the Trail of Tears? • THINKER: In your opinion, what was the one story/fact from “Horrible Histories” that stood out to you?

  2. California Gold Rush • The gold rush began on January 24, 1848 when gold was discovered at Sutter Mill in Colona, California. • News of the discovery brought 300,000 people to California. • 50% by sea (Latin America, China, Australia and Europe) and 50% by land (Eastern/Midwest U.S.)

  3. Effects of the Gold Rush • Gold worth billions of dollars in today’s money was discovered. • The majority of people returned home with nothing. • Intense gold mining caused environmental damage. • Asian-Americans and Native-Americans were forced off of their land. • California grew from a small settlement to a huge state. • Officially became a state in 1850.

  4. “America the Story of Us: Westward” • We will now watch another episode from the series: America the Story of Us. • It will cover the topic of Westward Expansion as well as the advantages/disadvantages of relocating west. • Answer the questions on your OWN sheet of paper!

  5. Economic growth As the population was increasing and moving west, more people left the farms and moved to the cities. This also caused an increase in factories. Due to population and industry growth, transportation needed to improve. Roads, turnpikes, canals, and train tracks all increased to make transportation easier. Not only could Americans travel all throughout the U.S., but it also made importing and exporting goods easier.

  6. Economy Grows Wkst • To learn more about the changes in the economy, you are going to complete this worksheet. • Use pgs. 140-146 in your textbook • This will be homework!

More Related