In early 1848, flecks of gold found in Sacramento California.In early 1848, flecks of gold found in...

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• In early 1848, flecks of In early 1848, flecks of gold found in gold found in Sacramento California.Sacramento California.

•THOSE WHO SEEKED THOSE WHO SEEKED GOLD WERE CALED GOLD WERE CALED FORTY-NINERSFORTY-NINERS

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• Caused a sensation in the Caused a sensation in the eastern United States.eastern United States.• Mass migration known as the, Mass migration known as the,

California Gold RushCalifornia Gold Rush, some , some 80,000 fortune seekers went to 80,000 fortune seekers went to California for GOLDCalifornia for GOLD• Many fortune seekers also came Many fortune seekers also came

from from South AmericaSouth America, especially , especially Peru and Chile. Peru and Chile.

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•Placer miningPlacer mining: use cheap metal pans, picks, and shovels to harvest gold at the bottom of rivers and streams.

•Few got rich but most worked hard for little gain.

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• Conditions at mining campsConditions at mining camps::• Crowded; poor sanitation Crowded; poor sanitation

promoted diseases; law was promoted diseases; law was scarce in the camps; almost all scarce in the camps; almost all were men.were men.• Competition and fights were Competition and fights were

common – because of failure common – because of failure to find gold and lack of family to find gold and lack of family life. life.

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•Miners carried out their Miners carried out their own rough justiceown rough justice. . •Without official legal Without official legal authority, they acted as authority, they acted as judges, juries, and judges, juries, and executioners. executioners.

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EFFECTSEFFECTS• Mexicans and Indians Face Mexicans and Indians Face

DiscriminationDiscrimination• White miners killed Native White miners killed Native

Americans by the thousands.Americans by the thousands.• Mob violence drove Mexican-Mob violence drove Mexican-

Americans away from gold Americans away from gold fields. fields.

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Effects•California Seeks California Seeks StatehoodStatehood: Sept. 9, 1850: Sept. 9, 1850•Constitution of Constitution of California: excluded California: excluded African Americans, both African Americans, both slave and free.slave and free.