Gold Rush: California, Date & Sutter’s Mill - HISTORY
网页2010年4月6日 · The California Gold Rush was sparked by the discovery of gold nuggets in the Sacramento Valley in early 1848 and was arguably one of the most significant events to shape American history...
California Gold Rush | Definition, History, & Facts | Britannica
网页2024年9月11日 · Overview of the California Gold Rush, the rapid influx of fortune seekers in California that began after gold was found at Sutter’s Mill on the American River in early 1848. The Gold Rush reached its peak in 1852. According to estimates, more than 300,000 people came to the territory during the Gold Rush.
California gold rush - Wikipedia
网页The gold rush propelled California from a sleepy, little-known backwater to a center of the global imagination and the destination of hundreds of thousands of people. The new immigrants often showed remarkable inventiveness and civic mindedness.
The California Gold Rush - American History Central
网页2024年9月20日 · The California Gold Rush was the mass migration of Americans and others to California in search of gold, which was discovered at Sutter’s Mill in 1848. It led to California's statehood and is one of the most important events tied to America’s Manifest Destiny and how it shaped the United States.
Gold rush - Wikipedia
网页A gold rush or gold fever is a discovery of gold—sometimes accompanied by other precious metals and rare-earth minerals—that brings an onrush of miners seeking their fortune. Major gold rushes took place in the 19th century in Australia , Greece , New Zealand , Brazil , Chile , South Africa , the United States , and Canada while smaller ...
Who were the original 49ers? The true story of the California Gold Rush
网页2024年2月8日 · The true story of the California Gold Rush. A gold miner pans for gold in California, 1885. The state's gold rush only lasted a few years, but some have continued to seek gold there...
Striking it rich: American gold rushes of the early 19th century
网页On January 24, 1848, James W. Marshall discovered gold at Sutter’s Mill in Coloma, California. Though he tried to keep it quiet, word spread and soon there was a surge in immigration to California from people hoping to strike it rich. It was the most famous gold rush in American history—but, in fact, not the first.
The California Gold Rush | American Experience | PBS
网页Sandwiched between the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 and the Civil War in 1861, the California Gold Rush is considered by many historians to be the most significant event of the first half of the ...
The Gold Rush | National Endowment for the Humanities
网页The discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill in 1848 transformed California and America, sparking massive migration, breakneck development, and a national strike-it-rich fever. Explore the stories of the 49ers who prospered or foundered, the international immigrants who sought their fortunes in the American West, and the Native Americans displaced by ...
1848-1865: Gold Rush, Statehood, and the Western Movement
网页The discovery of gold in California in 1848 vastly accelerated changes that had been occurring since 1769. Already a meeting place for Mexicans, Russians, Americans, Europeans, and natives, the gold rush turned California into a truly global frontier where immigrants from every continent on earth now jostled.