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The Gold Rush of 1849
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- When did she hear of gold in California? Did she leave for California or did she stay home? Why?
- What did it feel like to be left behind while others went to California, or what was it like to leave? Did she fear that she would never see family and friends again?
- Describe the trip. What was the distance and how long did it take? What transportation did she use? What happened along the way that was memorable? Did everyone who attempted the journey with her make it? If not, what happened?
- What did she find when she made it to California? Where did she end up? What town did she stay in?
- Was it easy to find land for prospecting? How did she get access to land? Were there claim jumping problems?
- If she was a miner, what methods and tools did she use to find gold? Shovels and picks? Pans? Did she work alone or by herself?
- Was it more difficult to find gold than people imagined? Did she strike it rich without much effort or did long hours of work result in disappointment? What did she do with any gold that she found?
- If she wasn't a Caucasian American male, how was she treated in gold country? What was she and wasn't she allowed to do? Did she think that her treatment was fair?
- If she wasn't a prospector, what did she do? Was she a shopkeeper or a farmer that supplied the towns? How did the gold rush affect her or her business? Was she the spouse of a miner?
- Did she or anyone she knew come back from the gold country with a fortune? Did anyone come back broke? Were there people who never came back at all? What happened to them?
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