How Did The California Gold Rush And Middle-Class Culture

Roberts, Brian. American Alchemy: The California Gold Rush and Middle-Class Culture. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2000. The California gold rush of 1849 set a foundation of California's future success. Through a boosting the economy, the gold rush made cali a profit making state. The gold rush made America a melting pot by drawing many cultures from around the world. The California gold rush all started by a simple discovery and changed eco. In many sources including scientist John Sutter in on california's American river, he was surprised to discover deposits of a yellow substance in the water channel, this lead into him finding out what this substance was and it turned out to be the famous gold. The discovery of gold was

California untold stories,” 1998. Explains why and from where people come from to see if all the talk is real about a new business of gold. Marshall's discovery prompted a mass migration to California. people across the U.S. and around the world, such as Europe, Australia, Latin America and Asia. The discovery of gold had a mass amount of people that came at a time of hardships and drought in the area they lived. People who migrated to California were unsuccessful in the places they were and they looked for a new job and gold was the answers to their prayers. A big question being asked is who's really being paid the big bucks from the rush. In primary source “History of California before 1900” explains in who colonized olden and now new day California. California was a colony of Spain, but in 1821 Mexico had fought and the Spanish claimed California as one of its new and justified northern provinces. Twenty-five years later, the Mexican-American War became a factor and the United States won this battle and won California. This then lead to the California gold rush and U.S profiting on this. When the outbreak of the rush became noticed the population grew intensely and the economy