The Gold Rush and its Impact on California
Gold! Gold! Gold from the American River, was the famous announcement that a man by the name of Sam Brannan yelled up and down the streets of San Francisco while holding a vial of proof of its existence (Cherny, Lemke-Santangelo & Griswold del Castillo, 2014). Gold had been found previously in California, but it wasn’t until after Sam Brannan’s announcement did the rush for gold start to spark the possibility of being able to attain personal gain from these findings. […]