Before and after the Discovery of Gold

The Gold Rush

Have you ever wondered where gold first came from. Well in this paper you will learn where gold came from, what happened before gold was discovered, and what happened after gold was discovered.

The Beginning

California wasn't always part of the united states The territory was claimed by Spain in 1542. 49ers mined for gold in the calaveras river. California's population grew quickly when gold was discovered by James W Marshall. People from other countries got a head start to the gold, The chinese used boats to get to the gold. The first boat carrying chinese arrived at california in 1848 Began on January 24, 1848, when gold was found by James W. marshall. In latin America in late 1848. Of the approximately 300,000 people who came to California during the Gold Rush.

During the gold rush

At the beginning of the Gold Rush, there was no law regarding property rights in the goldfields. Prospectors Retrieved the gold from streams and riverbeds using simple techniques, such as panning. Although the mining caused environmental harm, more sophisticated methods of gold recovery were developed and later adopted around the world. Technological advances reached a point where significant financing was required, increasing the proportion of gold companies to individual miners. Golds worth tens of billions of today's US dollars was recovered, which led to great wealth for a few, though many who participated in the California Gold Rush earned little more than they had started with. Outside of California, the first to arrive were from Oregon, the sandwich Islands(Hawaii), and Latin America in late 1848. Gold worth tens of billions of today's US dollars was recovered, which led to great wealth for a few, though many who participated in the California Gold Rush earned little more than they had started with. The sudden influx of gold into the money supply reinvigorated the American economy, and the sudden population increase allowed California to go rapidly to statehood.more sophisticated methods of gold recovery were developed and later adopted around the world.  

The transportation

New methods of transportation developed as steamships came into regular service. The discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill on January 24, 1848 unleashed the largest migration in United States history and drew people from a dozen countries to form a multi-ethnic society on America's fringe. The promise of wealth forever altered the life expectations of the hundreds of thousands of people who flooded California in 1849 and the decade that followed. The gold also fired up the U.S. economy and fueled wild dreams like the construction of a cross-country railroad line.

The Ending/Conclusion

This article was about the gold rush and what happened before and after the big event. I hope this had good information about the gold rush and was very educational for you. This is a quote is telling you need to wait for the greater things in life and let it last while it can

Never rush into something, anything worth having it's worth to wait James W Marshall.

• California Gold Rush - Wikipedia
• California Gold Rush - HISTORY
• The California Gold Rush | American Experience | Official Site | PBS

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