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