California & the Rush for Gold

California & the Rush for Gold
An Internet Hotlist on California Gold Rush

created by Martha Skiles
Pleasant Valley Elementary

Introduction | Gold Rush 'best of the best' | Gold Rush General Information | Way to go | Personalities

Introduction
In addition to using books and magazines to find out about Gold Rush, why not also use the power of the Internet? The links below will get you started.

The Internet Resources

Gold Rush 'best of the best'

**1849--Gold!** - Follow the links as you capture the life of the times. Read the descriptions to help narrow your choices. A MUST!
**Virtual California** - Everything in a nutshell about the Gold Rush. A MUST!
**Way Back to the Gold Rush** - Experience the Gold Rush and the people who lived it. A FUN MUST!

Gold Rush General Information

California's Gold Rush - Through art, explore many facets of the history of California during the Gold Rush era. Use the search button on the front page to find specific information about your topic. Sponsored by the Oakland Museum.
Eyewitness to the Gold Rush - Delve into the discovery of gold and the consequences of that discovery. Read about an enactment of a miner's life. Note the costs of surviving in this primitive time.
Gold Country - Feeling scholarly? Try this site sponsored by The Virtual Museum of San Francisco in presenting information about California's Gold Rush era. Filled with useful information by those who appreciate reading, reading, reading. Follow the links shown in outline form. Just know that not all links work on school computers.
Gold Mining - Gold mining as defined by an encyclopedia. Check out the links that provide avenues to other topics about this subject.
Gold Rush Geology - Information is presented from a geographic point of view in this site created by The California Environmental Resources Evaluation System. Fabulous links to points of interest whether to explore or to visit.
The Gold Rush - Wells Fargo sponsors this site presenting information from a more historical point of view. Don't overlook links to fun facts. Start out by clicking on the link to 'About the Gold Rush.' In addition there are some good links under classroom resources. Note, not all of the links work on school computers.

Way to go

American West - Links to important people and events along the trails west.
Donner Party - Read about some of the people and events of this tragedy.
Maps of Trails West - Includes an overview of the different trails and the directions they took.
The Oregon Trail - The impact of the emigration to the west coast was long lasting and far reaching. Explore this trail west.
The Oregon Trail, Too - You'll discover some strange and unusual facts about life along this trail.
Travel in California - Introduces a brief history of transportation from the earliest times to the present and how it impacted the economic growth of Sacramento.

Personalities

Benjamin Singleton - A revolutionary of his times when he brought thousands of African Americans west.
Biographies of the California Gold Rush era - Type in the first, then last name you require for your report. Use the outline to help skim and scan the article. (From Wikipedia)
Edward Hammond Hargraves - If at first you don't succeed, try and try again. Mr. Hargraves did not find gold in California but it was a different story when he looked for gold in Australia.
James Marshall - The discoverer of the gold along the American River and set historic events in motion.
John Sutter - His kingdom is ruined by the discovery of gold. Find out why.
Levi Strauss - The maker of his endurable pants won the hearts of many of the miners.
Samuel Brannan - Start spreading the news of the discovery of gold...and he did!

Content by Martha Skiles, mskiles@nusd.org
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Last revised Thu Jul 23 11:16:35 US/Pacific 2009