Background: James Marshall discovered gold on the American River in northern California. After this discovery, there was a mass migration to California and thousands of people made arrangements to go to the west coast either individually or as a member of a group. The immigrants were mostly young and mostly males.
Who were the 49ers: The 49ers were people who left their family and traveled to California to become gold miners.
Push Factor: People left to California because of their belief in manifest destiny.
Pull Factor: People left to California because of the discovery of gold and they wanted to go there and hopefully get successful and wealthy.
Why people Migrated to California: Thousands of young male had left their family and had migrated to California because of their belief in manifest destiny. Meaning that god had planned this for them. The discovery of gold was also a huge pull factor that had made people migrated and go to California hoping for a better life and getting successful as well as getting wealthy.
Thinking Like a Historian:
Cause: The discovery of gold.
Effect: Thousands of young males left their homes and family and migrated to the west coast to hopefully become successful and wealthy.
Impact:
"Gold rush was the most significant event in U.S. history." (Thomas Carson)
"Discovering of gold had both a national and international impact." (Thomas Carson)
The California population increased.
Thousands of young males moved to California.
Essential Question: Why do people migrate? What is the impact of their migration?
Thousands of young male had left their family and had migrated to California because of their belief in manifest destiny. Meaning that god had planned this for them. The discovery of gold was also a huge pull factor that had made people migrated and go to California hoping for a better life and getting successful as well as getting wealthy. The impact of their migration is that they made the California population increased and made it the most significant event in the U.S. history.
Who were the 49ers: The 49ers were people who left their family and traveled to California to become gold miners.
Push Factor: People left to California because of their belief in manifest destiny.
Pull Factor: People left to California because of the discovery of gold and they wanted to go there and hopefully get successful and wealthy.
Why people Migrated to California: Thousands of young male had left their family and had migrated to California because of their belief in manifest destiny. Meaning that god had planned this for them. The discovery of gold was also a huge pull factor that had made people migrated and go to California hoping for a better life and getting successful as well as getting wealthy.
Thinking Like a Historian:
Cause: The discovery of gold.
Effect: Thousands of young males left their homes and family and migrated to the west coast to hopefully become successful and wealthy.
Impact:
"Gold rush was the most significant event in U.S. history." (Thomas Carson)
"Discovering of gold had both a national and international impact." (Thomas Carson)
The California population increased.
Thousands of young males moved to California.
Essential Question: Why do people migrate? What is the impact of their migration?
Thousands of young male had left their family and had migrated to California because of their belief in manifest destiny. Meaning that god had planned this for them. The discovery of gold was also a huge pull factor that had made people migrated and go to California hoping for a better life and getting successful as well as getting wealthy. The impact of their migration is that they made the California population increased and made it the most significant event in the U.S. history.