California gold rushCalifornia gold rush

18491849

JOHN SUTTER’S MILLJOHN SUTTER’S MILL

Mexican Land GrantMexican Land Grant 50,000 acres in California50,000 acres in California Dream – estate in the wildernessDream – estate in the wilderness 18,000 head of horse, cattle, pigs, 18,000 head of horse, cattle, pigs,

etc.etc.

January 1848January 1848

*JAMES MARSHAL FOUND LOTS OF *JAMES MARSHAL FOUND LOTS OF GOLD IN A DITCHGOLD IN A DITCH

*DISCOVERY OF THE GOLD SOON *DISCOVERY OF THE GOLD SOON LEEKED OUTLEEKED OUT

Gold RUSHGold RUSH

MORE THAN 80,OOO MORE THAN 80,OOO PEOPLE CAME TO PEOPLE CAME TO CLIFORNIA FOR CLIFORNIA FOR GOLD IN 1849GOLD IN 1849

THEY WERE CALLED THEY WERE CALLED FORTY-NINERSFORTY-NINERS

MANY CAME BY SEAMANY CAME BY SEA 300 MEN ARRIVED 300 MEN ARRIVED

FROM CHINAFROM CHINA

CALIFORNIOSCALIFORNIOS

TREATY OF TREATY OF GUADALUPE GUADALUPE HIDALGO ENDED HIDALGO ENDED THE WAR WITH THE WAR WITH MEXICOMEXICO

THE LAND LAW OF THE LAND LAW OF 1851 MADE UP A 1851 MADE UP A GROUP OF PEOPLE GROUP OF PEOPLE TO REVIEW THE TO REVIEW THE CALIFORNIOS LAND CALIFORNIOS LAND RIGHTSRIGHTS

LIFE IN CALIFORNIALIFE IN CALIFORNIA

BUILT NEW COMMUNITIES CALLED BUILT NEW COMMUNITIES CALLED BOOMTOWNSBOOMTOWNS

SAN FRANSICO GREW FROM A TINY SAN FRANSICO GREW FROM A TINY VILLAGE TO CITY OF ABOUT 20,000 VILLAGE TO CITY OF ABOUT 20,000 PEOPLEPEOPLE

CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSH MORE THAN CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSH MORE THAN DOUBLED THE WORLDS SUPPLY OF DOUBLED THE WORLDS SUPPLY OF GOLDGOLD

ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL PROGRESSPROGRESS

GOLD RUSH ENDED IN A FEW YEARS GOLD RUSH ENDED IN A FEW YEARS BUT HAD LASTING EFFECTS ON BUT HAD LASTING EFFECTS ON CALFORNIAS ECONOMYCALFORNIAS ECONOMY

CALIFORNIA APPLIED TO CONGRESS CALIFORNIA APPLIED TO CONGRESS FOR STATE HOOD IN MARCH 1850FOR STATE HOOD IN MARCH 1850

CALIFORNIAS CONSTITUTION CALIFORNIAS CONSTITUTION BANNED SLAVERY BANNED SLAVERY

RELIGIOUS REFUGE IN UTAHRELIGIOUS REFUGE IN UTAH

VISITOR TO THE UTAH VISITOR TO THE UTAH TERRITORY IN THE TERRITORY IN THE 1850 WROTE 1850 WROTE ADMIRINGLYADMIRINGLY

MORMONS MEMBER MORMONS MEMBER OF THE CHURCH OF OF THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATER DAY SAINTSLATER DAY SAINTS

MORMONS HAD COME MORMONS HAD COME TO UTAH TO FULFILL TO UTAH TO FULFILL THEIR VISION OF THE THEIR VISION OF THE GODLY LIFEGODLY LIFE

FIRST MORMONSFIRST MORMONS

JOSEPH SMITH FOUND THE CHURCH JOSEPH SMITH FOUND THE CHURCH IN 1830 IN NEW YORK STATEIN 1830 IN NEW YORK STATE

SUPPORTED POLYGAMY,THE IDEA SUPPORTED POLYGAMY,THE IDEA THAT A MAN COULD HAVE MORE THAT A MAN COULD HAVE MORE THAN ONE WIFETHAN ONE WIFE

IN 1844 A MOB IN ILLONOIS KILLED IN 1844 A MOB IN ILLONOIS KILLED SMITHSMITH

HAVEN IN THE DESERTHAVEN IN THE DESERT

MORMON MIGRATION TO TH E GREAT MORMON MIGRATION TO TH E GREAT SALT LAKE BAGAN IN 1846SALT LAKE BAGAN IN 1846

1848 UNITED STATES ACQUIREDTHE 1848 UNITED STATES ACQUIREDTHE SALT LAKE AREA AS PART OF THE SALT LAKE AREA AS PART OF THE SETTLEMENT OF THE WAR WITH SETTLEMENT OF THE WAR WITH MEXICOMEXICO

1857 AND 1858 WAR ALMOST BROKE 1857 AND 1858 WAR ALMOST BROKE OUT BETWEEN THE MORMONS AND OUT BETWEEN THE MORMONS AND THE UNITED STATES ARMYTHE UNITED STATES ARMY

Term of ExpansionTerm of Expansion

Tennessee governor as their Tennessee governor as their nominee for president in 1844nominee for president in 1844

United states pushed its boundaries United states pushed its boundaries to the Pacific wrestling CALIFORNIA to the Pacific wrestling CALIFORNIA and the southwest from MEXICO and the southwest from MEXICO admitting TEXAS to the UNION and admitting TEXAS to the UNION and crowding BRITAIN out of the PACIFIC crowding BRITAIN out of the PACIFIC Northwest Northwest

Latter-day Saints Find Their ZionLatter-day Saints Find Their Zion

SMITH WAS THE PROPHET SMITH WAS THE PROPHET OF THE ONE TRUE CHURCOF THE ONE TRUE CHURC

MORMONS FIRST FLED NEW MORMONS FIRST FLED NEW YORK,THE OHIO,THEN YORK,THE OHIO,THEN MISSOURI,THEN ILLINOIS MISSOURI,THEN ILLINOIS BOFORE HEADING EN BOFORE HEADING EN MASSE TOWARD THE MASSE TOWARD THE GREAT SALT LAKE VALLEYGREAT SALT LAKE VALLEY

1847 PARTY SET OUT WITH 1847 PARTY SET OUT WITH 72 WAGONS FROM A CAMP 72 WAGONS FROM A CAMP NEAR OMAHA,FORGED A NEAR OMAHA,FORGED A NEW ROAD ON THE NORTH NEW ROAD ON THE NORTH BANK OF THE PLATTER BANK OF THE PLATTER RIVER,AND ARRIVED MORE RIVER,AND ARRIVED MORE THAN FOUR MONTHS LATER THAN FOUR MONTHS LATER AT THEIR PROMISED LANDAT THEIR PROMISED LAND

Buying Santa Fe 900 Miles at a Buying Santa Fe 900 Miles at a TimeTime

In 1821 Newly independent Mexico opened In 1821 Newly independent Mexico opened Santa Fe to American tradeSanta Fe to American trade

Within a few years the Santa Fe trail from Within a few years the Santa Fe trail from Missouri was loaded with wagon trains full Missouri was loaded with wagon trains full of manufactured goodsof manufactured goods

Americans emptied Santa Fe of silver coins Americans emptied Santa Fe of silver coins by mid-1820sby mid-1820s

By the time the Mexican war Began U.S. By the time the Mexican war Began U.S. was so dominate of the economy that the was so dominate of the economy that the governer did not resist the takeover governer did not resist the takeover

IN THE ENDIN THE END

THE POPULATION IN CALIFORNIA THE POPULATION IN CALIFORNIA INCREASED DRAMATICLY OVER THE YEARS INCREASED DRAMATICLY OVER THE YEARS EVER SINCE GOLD WAS FOURATED TO THE EVER SINCE GOLD WAS FOURATED TO THE GREAT SALT LAKE BUT SINCE UNDEDGREAT SALT LAKE BUT SINCE UNDED

THE MORMONS MIGATED TO THE GREAT THE MORMONS MIGATED TO THE GREAT SALT LAKE UNTILL U.S MADE IT A SALT LAKE UNTILL U.S MADE IT A SETTLEMENT OF THE WITH MEXICOSETTLEMENT OF THE WITH MEXICO

THE MORMONS HAD CONFLICTS WITH THE MORMONS HAD CONFLICTS WITH FEDERAL OFFICIALS AND WAR ALMOST FEDERAL OFFICIALS AND WAR ALMOST BROKE OUT BETWEEN THE MORMONS AND BROKE OUT BETWEEN THE MORMONS AND THE U.S ARMYTHE U.S ARMY