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an old photo of three men standing on a bridge over a stream in the woods

How did the great Gold Rush of 1849 get started? Find out its history, how it made people rich and poor - and helped make California what it is today.

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the gold rush unit study with text and pictures for students to use in their homeschool

The California Gold Rush is a fun time in history to learn about in your homeschool! This unit study contains notebooking pages about the Gold Rush as well as math, writing, geography, and following direction activities.

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an old poster advertising steam ships in the united states, with caption for california

Between 1849 and 1882, California’s Gold Rush provided an abundance of opportunities for immigrating workers from China. Mining for gold spurred the need for cheap labor in large quantities, …

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an old photo of a man digging in the ground with a shovel and water bowl

The Klondike Gold Rush was a migration by prospectors to the Yukon Territory in north-western Canada. Gold was first discovered in Bonanza Creek by the local miners on August 16, 1896. When the news of the discovery reached Seattle and San Francisco roughly 100,000 men traveled up north in search…

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