Chapter 11.4 Flashcards
Californios
Settlers of Spanish or Mexican descent.
Owned large plots of land
Before the gold rush how many people were in California
150,000 natives and 8,000-12,000 californios
John Sutter and gold
In 1848 Sutter was granted 50,000 acres by the Mexican government. He hired James Marshall to build him a sawmill. While building this sawmill, Marshall discovered gold in the American River. This caused the gold rush
Forty-niners
People who went to California to find gold
What were the 3 ways to get to California
•travel by boat around the tip of South America.• travel by boat to Panama, cross the isthmus, and travel by boat to California• Oregon trail
What year was the gold rush from?number of people that came for the gold rush? What devolved because of the gold rush
From 1849-1852; 250,000 arrived in California; allowed for cities like San Francisco to develop
The gold rush also allowed for what to happen to California
Gained statehood as a free state in 1850
Who came to find gold
People from all around the world; Americans, Europeans, South Americans, Australians, Mexicans, Chinese
Who was very talented in finding gold
The Chinese were specially gifted in finding gold in areas that miners abandoned. This caused jealousy among American miners leading to discrimination against foreign miners
Foreign miners tax
After becoming a state, California passed a tax of $20 a month on miners from other countries
Who was California originally owned by
Spain
