Essay On Gold Rush

Cherokee nations were greatly impacted by the historic events of Andrew Jackson being elected president, Gold Rush, and the stereotype of the indian nation being savages. The Cherokee nation is very overlooked and stepped on. Georgia's gold rush was a big event that lead to the Trail of Tears. As miners make their way into the Cherokee land it was called the Great Intrusion, with no thought of the Native Americans feelings. The gold rush led to 1,000 people moving into the sacred land. The Army then ended up driving the Cherokee people to the north. Gold was more important than a human life because Native Americans were just looked as animals. Gold caused the death and suffrage of thousands of Native Americans. The Cherokee giving gold to the white man was the Cherokee handing their life to their killer.

The Mayflower and the pilgrims landing in Plymouth are the images most envision with the founding of the early states in America. Each colony holds its own story of how it was first established and the founding fathers of each of its colonies. One example is the colony of Georgia. James Oglethorpe, a famous leader of the Georgia Colony, was one of the most important men for the development of the colonial United States. Starting back from his early roots in England, Oglethorpe worked hard in establishing a small group on the Savanna River, with the intentions of creating a debtors’ colony that was free of vice (Pitofsky, 2016). The establishment of the Georgia colony was based on three motives: philanthropic, commercial, and military (Pitofsky,

A man of the name James Oglethorpe that lived in Britain wanted to start a new life in the New World with a few other people due to a lack of jobs and poverty. James went to the king of Britain, King George II, so he could get permission to venture to America. James and King George II eventually made a deal that James would have to claim land for Britain in America. Later, Georgia was named after the

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Until gold was revealed in the Rocky Mountains in 1859, the native population was virtually undisturbed by outside influence and the prairies were freely used to sustain life. When the gold was discovered, a whole new attitude came across the land. The population exploded and that means that there came change. With the discovery of gold, the invaders from the east would make those changes. Just like the unearthing of this widely sought out metal a decade earlier in California by the forty-niners, the fifty-niners forced themselves in to stake and protect their claims. With these changes, those who had original title to the land would find themselves under new ideas, new laws, and a new way of life. But, just because there is gold to be had, not everybody will be successful. There will be new wealth and bitter disappointment. So, the question is who benefitted the most from this discovery and who got the wrong end of the stick?

Before the Gold Rush of 1849, California was a sparsely populated, unimportant territory of the United States mostly inhabited by the people of Mexico. However, that all changed when on January 24, 1848; carpenter and small time sawmill operator James W. Marshall discovered a gold nugget in the American River that would forever change the history of California and America1. Not only did the Gold Rush lead to California’s admittance into the Union in 1850, it also rekindled the idea of the American Dream. Hundred’s of thousands of people poured into the state by the lure of quick and infinite riches. As a result of the Gold Rush, California

Nestled between the rolling hills of North Georgia is the little town of Ringgold, Georgia. This town, although small in size, has had a significant historical impact in the region. It has also started admirable patriotic traditions emulated by cities surrounding the town. From its role in the Civil War to its modern day impact on local culture and tradition, the town of Ringgold has remained a trailblazer for the local area.

In Dahlonega, GA there is a museum in an old court house dedicated to the Georgia gold rush that started in 1829 when Benjamin Parks found gold. There was a Georgia gold belt that covered 150 miles in distance with a 98% purity that was higher than even California's gold. There was gold everywhere: in the rivers, in the mountains, and underground. Because of the abundance of gold, towns would pop up what seemed like over night. There were two major gold mines: the Dahlonega Gold Mine and the Consolidated Gold Mine. In Dahlonega there was so much gold mined that the federal government built a mint in that area. Over $6 million was minted here, and that was not even the majority of the gold that had been mined. The Consolidated Gold Mine was built because of the huge dreams of people getting rich quick. The mine costed $5 million to build but it did not last very long. The dreams behind the mind never

This was sought out by Edward Oglethorpe, he had the mindset that people could go to Georgia and start fresh, but first he began a charter in order to call this land could be settled. Georgia reminds someone about the average lifestyle during this time period, the women stay home to cook, clean, sew, and take care of the children. There were known resources in Georgia and they were; indigo, wheat, rice, and corn. Some of these began to be traded to Europe along with lumber. The jobs consisted of farmers, doctors, merchants, and fur

In 1799, an event occurred in the southern Piedmont that made North Carolina a very desirable place to live-the discovery of gold! Long ago a stone/rock was found in Cabarrus County, North Carolina by Conrad Reed at Little Meadow Creek. The Conrad family who found this rock didn’t know what it was or who it belonged to or neither did they know what it was made out of. The family looked at the rock and found out it was a seventeen pound rock made of gold but now called a golden nugget. After all, they found more gold that came from the creek eventually this made the Conrad’s family and father wealthy and rich. Soon gold was being found in neighboring counties Montgomery, Stanly, Mecklenburg, Rowan, and Union and people was anxious to find gold

Did you know that Martin Luther King, J.R. lived in Georgia? Or that it is known as the peach state? Well, if you didn’t then you’re in luck because you’re about to learn all about Georgia! James Oglethorpe settled Georgia in 1733. It was the last colony formed. What a Surprise!

This growing crazy for gold started to expand into other areas. This is what started the downfall for the Old Settlers that were living in Arkansas. The “whites” now wanted the land the Cherokee nation was given back in 1817 to look for gold. The Cherokee nation was being force to move to new land that is now known as Oklahoma. This was not easy for President Jackson to accomplish. The problem was the Old Settlers was given land in 1817 in Arkansas. This group was living peacefully with its own

1873- Gold rush in the swauk creek area, mine gets 1,000 acres. Local farmers of Kittitas county are the first to rush to get good but soon after people from all over the world have come for gold. This bringing a more diverse community.

Before the 1800s, Cherokee Indians had been living in the mountains of what would later be called North Carolina. The Cherokee Indians had occupied this land before the Europeans ever sought out the “new world.” The Cherokee tribes called this land their home for many generations. The white men wanted the Cherokee land because there was gold found in the Appalachian Mountains of Georgia, starting the “second gold rush” (Edgar). The two options the Natives were given were to agree with the white men and leave the area to avoid conflict or die in battle. The Cherokees did

The first European to explore Georgia was Hernando de Soto in 1540. De Soto and his men were hunting for gold. They didn't find gold, but treated the local Indians poorly and also infected them with smallpox, killing thousands of them. The Spanish laid claim to the land, establishing missions along the coast. Eventually the priests left as they were easy prey for pirates. In 1733, James Oglethorpe founded the British colony of Georgia. He led 116 colonists to the coast of Georgia and established a settlement that would later become the city of Savannah. Over the next several years, more colonists arrived and the colony of Georgia grew.