An astounding amount of gold was pulled from the ground during the California gold rush. In 1852 the take for the year was $80 million ($1.9 billion in 2005 dollars). This map shows some of the ...

The inquiry into primary sources, maps and historic photographs asks students to examine the materials and answer whether ...

In this lesson, students learn about the California Gold Rush of 1849 through miners ... Have students research, then create a timeline or a map depicting various gold rushes throughout the ...

Coloma, California Begin at the epicenter of the California Gold Rush, where James Marshall first glimpsed gold in the South Fork of the American River, starting the California Gold Rush of 1849.

"The post-gold rush era was the most dangerous time in our history to be a California Indian. Most people did not survive it," Lim said. Greed for gold in California was pushed through violent ...