Life During the California Gold Rush

Life During the California Gold Rush — page 1 — www abdopublishing com Published by Abdo Publishing a division of ABDO PO Box 398166 Minneapolis Minnesota 55439 Copyright 2015 by Abdo Consulting Group Inc International copyrights reserved in all countries No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without written permission from the publisher Core Library is a trademark and logo of Abdo Publishing Printed in the United States of America North Mankato Minnesota 092014 012015 Cover Photo North Wind Picture Archives AP Images Interior Photos North Wind Picture Archives AP Images 1 Jay Boivin Thinkstock 4 Library of Congress 7 Red Line Editorial 9 37 North Wind Picture Archives 12 20 26 28 30 42 Photos com Thinkstock 15 23 45 Bettmann Corbis 17 25 J Gurney Son Library of Congress 33 AP Images 34 Ricky Barnard Thinkstock 39 iStock Editorial Thinkstock 40 Editor Lauren Coss Series Designer Becky Daum Library of Congress Control Number 2014944227 Cataloging-in-Publication Data Onsgard Bethany Life during the California Gold Rush Bethany Onsgard p cm Daily life in US history ISBN 978-1-62403-624-8 lib bdg Includes bibliographical references and index 1 California Gold discoveries Juvenile literature 2 California Gold discoveries Social aspects Juvenile literature 3 Gold mines and mining California 1846-1850 Social aspects Juvenile literature I Title 979 4 dc23 2014944227

Life During the California Gold Rush — page 2 — CONTENTS CHAPTER ONE Gold 4 CHAPTER TWO A Miner’s Life 12 CHAPTER THREE Faces of the Gold Rush 20 CHAPTER FOUR Daily Life 28 CHAPTER FIVE Impacts 34 A Day in the Life 42 Stop and Think 44 Glossary 46 Learn More 47 Index 48 About the Author 48

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Life During the California Gold Rush — page 4 — 5 Spanish settlers built many missions in California in the 1700s There they attempted to convert Native Americans to Christianity What do you picture when you think of California Today the state is known for sunny beaches movie stars and rows of palm trees But in the early 1800s California was a very different place It was home to more than 100,000 Native Americans Many Spanish settlers also lived in the area They had been building missions in California since the 1700s But most of the land was GOLD CHAPTER ONE

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