4.3.3 The Gold Rush
Step 1. Questions
4.3.3 Analyze the effects of the Gold Rush on the settlements, daily life, politics and the physical environment (e.g., using biographies of John Sutter, Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo, Louise Clapp).
Research the effects of the Gold Rush on California‘s human and physical geography. Here are some questions to guide your research. - What are the effects of the Gold Rush on the settlements in California in the mid-1800s?
- What are the effects of the Gold Rush on daily life in California in the mid-1800s?
- What are the effects of the Gold Rush on politics in California in the mid-1800s?
- What are the effects of the Gold Rush on the physical environment in California in the mid-1800s?
- What do the life stories of John Sutter, Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo and Louise Clapp teach us about the effects of the Gold Rush on California’s human and physical geography in the mid-1800s?
To begin, visit the Internet sites listed in Step 2. You may also choose to visit a library, read your local newspaper, or interview an adult. Then follow Step 3 to write your report.
Step 2. Research
Research answers for the questions you were asked in Step 1. Visit these Web sites. Take notes about them on this page, too!
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