California Gold Rush of 1848
1. Write three (3) fun and fast facts found in the California gold rush article.
Possible answers – It began on January 24, 1848.
James W. Marshall discovered a gold nugget
It brought thousands of immigrants to California
The influx of "'49ers" caused California’s population to increase dramatically
The population grew from 1,000 in 1848 to over 20,000 by 1850
There were only two routes
It was a six-month sea voyage from New York
It inspired the construction of the Panama Railway
It triggered a global emigration of ambitious fortune-seekers from China, Germany, Chile, Mexico, Ireland, Turkey, and France
The number of Chinese gold-seekers was especially large
The Chinese melted their gold