The 1848 discovery of gold in the territory of California prompted 300,000 hopeful prospectors to flood into the region, altering it forever.
Log in 24alanzi 4 years agoPosted 4 years ago. Direct link to 24alanzi's post “Why were we so brutal to ...” Why were we so brutal to natives and others? Like really? • (30 votes) -NaN- 3 years agoPosted 3 years ago. Direct link to -NaN-'s post “Its because in the beginn...” Its because in the beginning white men did not care about the feelings of the natives and others. They did not see the cons in the work they were doing. they were full of greed, stupidity and racisms. (14 votes) ForgottenUser 8 years agoPosted 8 years ago. Direct link to ForgottenUser's post “What does gold panning in...” What does gold panning involve? • (8 votes) Harriet Buchanan 7 years agoPosted 7 years ago. Direct link to Harriet Buchanan's post “A gold pan was used to sc...” A gold pan was used to scoop gravel and dirt from the bottom of a stream. The dirt and gravel were lighter weight than gold, and they would swish water around in the pan, washing away the lighter elements and leaving any gold in the bottom. It was backbreaking work for very little return. (22 votes) puffy Marsh mellow peeps a year agoPosted a year ago. Direct link to puffy Marsh mellow peeps's post “You know there were some ...” You know there were some people posing as doctors and giving the sick person sugar water and say it was medicine but it really wasn't and then charging as much as $100!! • (5 votes) David Alexander a year agoPosted a year ago. Direct link to David Alexander's post “There are liars in almost...” There are liars in almost all walks of life, and there have been liars for as long as there have been people. Do not be surprised at that. (7 votes) estela.jauregui 8 years agoPosted 8 years ago. Direct link to estela.jauregui's post “Why were Rich people so g...” Why were Rich people so gready and why didn't they help the ones in need? • (5 votes) Harriet Buchanan 7 years agoPosted 7 years ago. Direct link to Harriet Buchanan's post “In the gold camps, it was...” In the gold camps, it was pretty much everyone for himself. Most of the miners were poor, and they often sold their claims to rich people who could afford the costs of exploration and extraction. (7 votes) StubyLeaf009 a year agoPosted a year ago. Direct link to StubyLeaf009's post “bro there wasting there l...” bro there wasting there lifes • (4 votes) Wingfeather a year agoPosted a year ago. Direct link to Wingfeather's post “Yeah, they were wasting t...” Yeah, they were wasting their lives. It's really sad, and it's a big example as to why you should always question the wisdom of your decisions. If these people had only looked to see how many wannabe prospectors actually got their wish, the Gold Rush might not have happened. (8 votes) tajere.frank 8 years agoPosted 8 years ago. Direct link to tajere.frank's post “why did we have vigilante...” why did we have vigilantes • (3 votes) Harriet Buchanan 7 years agoPosted 7 years ago. Direct link to Harriet Buchanan's post “Vigilantes were an illega...” Vigilantes were an illegal form of law enforcement. They would go after claim jumpers or Indians and Chinese to steal their claims. There was no government then with enough men to enforce the few laws that existed. (13 votes) Eunjung Ahn a year agoPosted a year ago. Direct link to Eunjung Ahn's post “what grade is this for?” what grade is this for? • (5 votes) Wingfeather a year agoPosted a year ago. Direct link to Wingfeather's post “This is in the AP/College...” This is in the AP/College section, so I'd assume that it's at least in-depth enough for college students. (3 votes) L34RN 7 months agoPosted 7 months ago. Direct link to L34RN's post “Who made more money, the ...” Who made more money, the miners that went to California to mine gold or the people that sold products to them? • (4 votes) David Alexander 7 months agoPosted 7 months ago. Direct link to David Alexander's post “The people who sold produ...” The people who sold products to them, and who transported those miners and products to the goldfields, made the most money. (5 votes) Prescott Pea a year agoPosted a year ago. Direct link to Prescott Pea's post “If I had lived during the...” If I had lived during the gold rush I would´ve just said Ḯ aint wasting my time on this crap. • (4 votes) David Alexander a year agoPosted a year ago. Direct link to David Alexander's post “People from many places a...” People from many places and many times go crazy for gold. Had you been there, you may have gone crazy, too. (5 votes) Alistair Mountz 3 years agoPosted 3 years ago. Direct link to Alistair Mountz's post “If the government made la...” If the government made laws that affected only immigrants, wasn't that illegal due to the 14th amendment? • (2 votes) tylonsecret a year agoPosted a year ago. Direct link to tylonsecret's post “This was before the 14th ...” This was before the 14th amendment and before the civil war. (3 votes)Want to join the conversation?
But like I always say "that's just the way of life." [sadly] and again, people want always be the way you like them to be. there's more bad people than you think. [this is true, even for the present day] — Tyson C
