Kali Underhile
May 15. 2023
Pace, 1-2 Hour
Most of us have heard of the California Gold Rush while growing up in America. Many people do not know the real history behind it. After researching several topics for class, I have chosen to do a deeper dive into one particular Gold Rush character. John Sutter was an important and influential character in the California Gold Rush of 1848. He was important to the California Gold Rush of 1848 for many reasons, three of which are: Gold was first found on his land, he welcomed and trusted all, and he had many achievements even before the Gold Rush took place
To start with, John Sutter or If you want to call him by his real name Johnann August Sutter was the man who owned the land of gold, who started the California Gold Rush. “John Sutter owned 48,287 acres of land” (The Diary of Johnann August Sutter, 7). And so, one day James W. found gold on Sutters land while helping build Sutters Mill (Britannica, 3). “John wanted to keep the gold a secret from the people for fear that if everyone came for the gold Sutters Mill would never get finished”(Britannica,4) but the secret still got out and soon there was people from many countries around the world coming and digging up Sutters
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When John Sutter was a Mexican trader, he went through a lot, so later in life he built Sutters Fort which was a place for all immigrants and people to stay while traveling in Sacramento (“Diary of John Sutter, 5) And “when Sutter moved to California everyone visited his home for, he was a kind and hospitable man” (New world, 2). And lastly John Sutter had always admired America and dreamed of living there one day so he did, and in America Sutters life had a point of resurrection and everything went good for him, and he returned the karma he got by being a generous man to others (paraphrased from