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T .

THE START OF THE GOLD

RUSH

THE MIN

ERS WERE IN

FOR IT

ALL

. THE 4

9ERS DUG &

DUG.

PEOPLE FR

OM MEXIC

O, CHIN

A, AND E

UROPE C

AME TOO.

EVEN AFR

ICAN A

MERICAN S

LAVES TRIE

D TO FI

ND GOLD

FOR THEIR

FREEDOM. I

N ADDITIO

N, BECAUSE E

VERYBODY

WAS FR

OM DIFF

ERENT PLA

CES THEY A

LL H

AD DIFF

ERENT

TECHNIQUES TO TRY A

ND FIND G

OLD. S

OME MADE TH

EIR

OWN M

ATERIA

LS A

ND OTH

ERS USED FO

RKS AND S

POONS

ETC. H

OWEVER, M

AJORITY

CAME H

OME WITH N

OTHIN

G

THAT THEY E

XPECTED. EVERY M

INER ,

EVERY SLA

VE, AND

EVERYBODY JUST K

EPT DIG

GING FO

R THEIR D

IGNITY.

TH

E F

OR

TY

- NI N

ER

S A

ND

OT

HE

RS

THE MINERS

PEOPL

E FO

UND GOLD

IN M

ANY W

AYS.

FOR E

XAMPLE,

THER

E ARE

MANY MET

HODS PE

OPLE

USED T

O FIN

D GOLD

.

ONE MET

HOD PEO

PLE

USED W

AS CALL

ED T

HE PANNIN

G

METHOD.

OTHER

S USE

D MORE

COMPLIC

ATED

MET

HODS

LIKE

THE LO

NG TOM O

R THE

CRADLE.

LAST

LY, S

OME JU

ST

WEN

T TO

DIG

UP

LAND W

ITH A

PIC

K AND A

SHOVEL

EVEN

THOUGH M

OST P

EOPL

E DID

NOT

FIND G

OLD T

HEY S

TILL

HAD MANY

WAY

S TO

TRY

.

TH

EY

AL L H

AD

MA

NY

WA

YS

.

METHODS

FURT

HER MORE T

HE GOLD

RUSH W

AS A V

ERY IM

PORT

ANT

TIME IN

HIS

TORY.

THE G

OLD R

USH WAS S

UCCESSFUL F

OR

SOME PEOPL

E AND N

OT FO

R OTH

ERS. PE

OPLE W

ORKED

VERY HARD T

O GET

TO C

ALIFORNIA

AND T

HEN FOUND

NOTHIN

G. MANY

PEOPL

E CAME B

ACK WIT

H NOTH

ING

BECAUSE ALL

THE E

ASY GOLD

WAS F

OUND BY

THE P

EOPLE

WHO G

OT TO

CALIF

ORNIA F

IRST.

AS YOU C

AN SEE, P

EOPLE

WERE B

RAVE T

O CALIF

ORNIA T

HEM SELV

ES TO F

IND G

OLD.

CO

NC

L US

I ON

OF T

HE

GO

L D

RU

SH

CONCLUSION OF THE GOLD RUSH

BEFORE THE BATTLE AT THE

ALAMO

WH

Y P

EO

PL E

MO

VE

D I

NT

O

TE

XA

S

IN T

HE BEG

INNIN

G, FEW

PEO

PLE

LIVIE

D IN T

EXAS.

MOST

LY M

EXIC

ANS

LIVED

IN T

EXAS

SINCE

IT W

AS TH

EN, A

PART

OF

MEXIC

O. THIS

CHANGED

WHEN

STE

PHAN A

USTIN

MADE

A DEA

L W

ITH T

HE MEX

ICAN

GOVERNMEN

T. T

HE MEX

ICAN G

OVERNMEN

T W

ANTED M

ORE SE

TTLE

RS

TO G

ROW C

ROPS, B

UILD S

CHOOLS A

ND PAY

TAXES

, AND A

MERIC

ANS

JUST

WANTE

D A P

LACE

TO M

OVE AND F

REE L

AND, AS

A RES

ULT T

HE

MEXIC

AN GOVER

NMENT

GAVE

4,000 A

CRES O

F FR

EE L

AND TO T

HE

AMERIC

ANS AS

LONG A

S TH

EY M

OVED IN

TEX

AS, A

ND THEY

DID

. BY

1833

MORE TH

AN 300,0

00 PEO

PLE

WER

E LIV

ING F

REELY

IN T

EXAS,

BUT

THAT

ALL C

HANGED W

HEN A

NTONIO

DE

LOPE

Z SANTA

ANNA B

ECAME

LEADER

,

HE TH

REW O

UT TH

E MEX

ICAN C

ONSTIT

UTION, C

HANGED L

AWS

AND

EVEN

DEC

LARED

AND M

ADE A L

AW T

HAT N

O MORE

AMERIC

ANS

BELONGED

IN T

EXAS.

THIS

MADE

THEM

DEC

IDE

THEY

WANTE

D TO G

O TO

WAR W

ITH M

EXIC

O TO G

AIN T

HEIR F

REEDOM.

DURING THE ALAMO

HO

W T

HE

Y P

RE

P AR

ED

AN

D F

OU

GH

T A

T T

HE

BA

T TL E

THE

TEXANS

HAD A B

IG D

ISADVA

NTAGE

TOW

ARD SANTA

ANNA’S

ARMY, W

HICH H

E W

AS LE

ADING H

IMSE

LF. L

UCKILY, M

ANY GREA

T

EXPE

RINCED

MEN

CAME

TO H

ELP,

FOR IN

STANCE,

BUCK T

RAVIS

,

JIM B

OWIE

AND D

AVY

CROCKETT

WER

E ALL

AMAZIN

G PEO

PLE

WHO

COULD F

IGHT.

ON FEB

. 23, 1

836, THE

TROUBLE

BEG

AN WHEN

A

WARNIN

G CALL

CHUCH B

ELL

RANG, THIS

MEA

NT TH

AT S

ANTA

ANNNA’S A

RMY HAD E

NTEREE

D SAN A

NTONIO

. NEX

T, S

ANTA A

NNA

WARNED

THE

TEXANS

THAT

HE

WASN

’T G

OING E

ASY A

ND THEY

SHOULD

BACK D

OWN N

OW, H

OWEV

ER T

HEY D

IDN’T

LIS

TEN A

ND

FIRED

ONE

ROUND OF

CANNONS. D

AY A

ND NIG

HT TH

EY F

OUGHT,

MEXIC

ANS MARCHIN

G AND S

HOOTING, T

EXANS

DIGGIN

G

TREN

CHES A

ND SHOOTI

NG. FIN

ALLY,

AT

5:00 A

.M. O

N MARCH 6

TH ,

1836, THE

REAL

FAMOUS

BATTL

E BEG

UN. SANTA

ANNA’S

ARMY

KEPT

FLOODIN

G IN A

ND ATT

ACKING, W

HILE T

HE TE

XANS W

ERE

LOSI

NG FOOD A

ND AMMO A

ND HAD T

O FIG

HT W

ITH T

HEIR O

WN

HANDS UNTI

L TH

EY D

IED. I

N THE

END, A

LL 1

88 TEX

ANS DIE

D.

AFTER THE ALAMO

WH

AT

HA

PP

EN

ED

BE

CA

US

E O

F TH

E

BA

T TL E

THE

BATTL

E OF

ALAMO, O

NLY L

ASTED

2 H

OURS ALT

HOUGH IT M

ADE A B

IG

DIFFE

RENCE

ON THE

WAY

PEO

PLE

ACTED.

ALL O

F TH

E 18

8 SO

LDIE

RS TH

AT

DIED W

EREN

’T A

LLOW

ED T

O BE

BURIED, T

HEY H

AD TO B

E BURNED

. AFT

ER

THE

BATTL

E, S

ANTA A

NNA ORDER

ED W

OMEN S

URVIV

ORS TO

GO T

ELL

SAM

HOUSTON, T

HE LE

ADER O

F TH

E TE

XAS ARMY,

THAT

HE

COULD N

OT W

IN T

HE

WAR A

GAINST

HIM

. SAM H

OUSTON B

ECAME

FURIO

US AFT

ER H

EARIN

G WHAT

HAPPEN

ED A

T TH

E ALA

MO. HE

MET U

P W

ITH O

THER

TEX

AS LE

ADERS

AND

DECLA

RED T

EXAS

AN INDEP

ENDEN

T COUNTR

Y. FI

NALLY,

SAM H

OUSTON’S

ARMY OF

800 M

EN D

EFEA

TED T

HE 15

00 S

TRONG A

RMY OF

SANTA A

NNA IN A

BATTL

E TH

AT L

ASTED

ONLY

18

MINUTE

S, A

S TH

EY S

HOUTED, “

REMEM

BER

THE

ALAMO!”

. AS

A RES

ULT, T

EXAS

BECAME

AN INDEP

ENDEN

T COUNTR

Y

UNTIL

1845

WHEN

IT B

ECAME

A STA

TE.

ASHLEY’S WORDS:GOLD - YELLOW PRECIOUS

METAL

49ERS - PEOPLE WHO LEFT HOME IN 1849 TO FIND GOLD

SOPHIA’S WORDS:

CONTRADICTION – WHEN SOMEONE CAN DISAGREE WITH YOUR OPINION.

SUBSTANTIAL – BASIC OR ESSENTIAL

NEHA’S WORDS: ALAMO- IN SPANISH, ALAMO MEANS COTTONWOOD. ALAMO WAS A MISSION CHURCH IN SAN ANTONIO BUILT WITH COTTONWOOD.

INDEPENDENT- NOT CONTROLLED BY A LEADER

H E L P F U L D E F E N T I O N S

GLOSSARY

BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION

 Neha’s citation: www.BrainPop.com Social studies alive; (textbook, a lot)Teachers Curriculum Institute; Palo Alto, CA2012America Will Be; (textbook, a lot)Houghton Mifflin Company; Boston, MA1999Remember the Alamo; Cynthia Mercati Perfection Learning Cooperation; Logon, Iowa2000

Sophia’s citation:Social Studies Alive, Teacher’s Curriculum Institute, California, 2012

Ashley’s Citation:Gold, Linda Scher Kids Discover, New York1959

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