The California Gold Rush: A Short Story

During the last half of the 19th century, relations between the United States and Mexico were just beginning to come together after ending the Mexican-American War (1846-1848). On January 24, 1848, James Marshall discovered gold along the American River, in Sutter’s Mill, California. Less than two weeks later on February 4, 1848 the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was signed and would mark the end of the Mexican-American War. Under the terms of the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo, the Republic of Mexico ceded to the United States more than one-third of its valuable land, including California. Californios, the people of

The Texas revolt of Mexico was the largest land to be settled, with that and the gold-rush, the United States expanded quickly. Which had brought upon the Manifest Destiny, a phrase used to urge Texas annexation and to encourage American settlement in the Great Plains and the west as a justification. The Mexican war was the first United States conflict to be fought on foreign soil and take a foreign capital with 60,000 volunteers for the fight. Due to the United States still open to slavery Texas adopted the southern slavery way and the once free under Mexican laws now had no rights after the United States took over the territory. The California gold rush had the biggest diversity with people coming all over the world to mine, hoping they

The father was in such a desperate need for money that he would have done anything to make even just a single gold piece. His daughter tried to comfort him, she even sold everything she owned just to please her father. One day the father heard a rumor that the Union general was gathering southern maidens for a hundred gold pieces each. He went to his daughter and told her she was too be given to the Union general in order to save his life. Belle, who had also heard the rumors, knew why her father wanted to give her to the general, but she was to kind and told her father she would do it to save his life.

When Alex was in elementary school him and his family went on a trip to Georgia. In Georgia Alex and his family went to a water park and rode all the rides.While he and his family was at the water park Alex got lost but eventually he found his parents. Alex and his

He proposed that they emigrate to the United States for a better life. When they arrived to the U.S. she thought everything would change the abuse would stop and her father would be a new man. Unfortunately it was to much to hope for her father was still an alcoholic and her mother was terrified. Her sisters got married within three months that they arrived to U.S, but not her she wanted to get an education and become a successful lawyer. She decided she would go to school and work towards her dream. Although it was not the easiest thing to do she put herself through law school with money that she had saved from when her father was in the cartel. She was proud of herself she made it out of the cartel and made her dreams come true even with all the obstacles. One thing she did emphasize is that although she is now a successful lawyer her father still does not accept her or her career.

.“Getting here from where I was as a child wasn’t just handed to me,” he explained, “It took a lot of hard work, dedication, and sacrificing not only time, but my energy, and everything that I lived for.” Growing up was one of the most difficult times of his life. On one hand, he had to deal with his alcoholic father. And on the the other, he had to manage never being able to see his mother, who worked 14 hour shifts daily. But, this absence of his mother actually became one of the biggest

However, it was disheartening to hear that sometimes when she walks at work, she encounters people who insult her by calling her “ trashy”. This opened my eyes to how some people view others of the lower and poor class and that people often judge those who are marginalized, even without listening to their story of hard work. I was also angry at the system when I heard Tammy mention how she works long hours at Burger King, yet her employers cannot give her a raise like they give other employees. Tammy’s story also taught me that being poor can make people feel shame and embarrassed at their living situation, this is evidence when Tammy’s son explain how he is embarrassed living in the trailer, how he sometimes denies his relationship with his brother and the embarrassment he feels toward his mother because of the burger clothes she wears. I was inspired by Tammy’s story because it showed me that even poor people work hard and through this hard work, they get ahead in their lives. Instead of staying in the same situation, Tammy has managed to move forward and has bought a new house. Instead of walking ten and a half miles to work, she now walks twenty minutes and still has dreams of being a teacher.

My father traveled all the way across town only to be rejected. The principal rescheduled their meeting for the next day, but my father knew by then he’d be long gone. He took the rain as a sign. It seemed the world was trying so desperately to tell him something. Even though my parents were in love with The Big Easy, they knew it was no place to raise a child. Just a postcard destination filled with amazing beignets and Mardi gras

It was a foggy afternoon in the capitol of Utah. Robert was hanging out with his friend Jimmy when he decided to get a job. It had been months since Senor Juan fired Ronald for slacking off on business hours. Robert was living with his sister Dora because he couldn’t afford to buy his own house. Robert was talking to Tristan, Jimmy, and Freddy. He said he was gonna go find work in the coal mines of Utah.

Gabriel and his family had always been poor. The water they got was from a muddy lake outside of town, and clothes from the dumpster next to the tailors store. So one day Gabriel told his wife and three kids that he was going to America to provide money to them. His wife, Maria tried to convince him to let her and the children go with him but he always replied with "We cannot pay the smuggler for all of us and you must stay to watch the children." Every time he said this Maria would cry and he would comfort her saying saying how he would be back and would send them money monthly. That night Gabriel packed and snuck through a hole in the border fence and was smuggled into America. In the mourning Gabriel payed the smuggler and set off to find

this little boy had just turned 6, and to was celebrating his birthday with his parents and friends, they lived in Florida and were big businessmen and woman, they were celebrating mike’s birthday in the harbor, where big ships come to deliver goods. Mike had always loved the ocean and the sea, though he also liked animals of all kinds. He personally picked this place for his party. How? Well, there were pictures of paces laid out on the floor and he was to pick which looked the best to him. Now, his parents really did not like mike and were planning to send him to an orphanage to be adopted by someone who actually wanted him. They were far too busy to give him the care he needed and mike was ruining their image because he was not a formal child, he loved to play in the mud and create things out of the trash.

“Pack your bags” my mom said “we’re going to San Jose.” What is that I ask, is that a country? No. “Then what is it?” “Your new home” she tells me. “But I can’t move. I won’t leave West Covina, you can’t make me!” I yell to my mom. “Nos vamos a ir y es fin” she yells back. And it was final. I knew we couldn’t afford to live here anymore. My dad was no help. He did not live with us anymore. No dad means we have to move. It’s not fair. All my friends have happy mom and dads. Why can’t I? It did not matter anymore because we were going to leave and my dad was staying. Here we are, San Jose. I didn’t know where this place was nor did I care. All I knew, it was 6 hours away from everything I had ever known. The schools here were supposed to be better.

Evangeline made it to Athens in what she thought was years, but was only two years. She then wandered around the city to find somewhere to live. She soon found a small hut owned by a humble old woman. Evangeline knocked on the door. The woman opened the door.

When she got down a day and a half later she was tired hungry and thirsty but most of all sad her plan was to go to la plaza and change in the pearl even no it was the great evil to her family it was kinos wishes la plaza was very different then where she was from lost of people and houses and little shops,he walked through all of it looking fe the pearl dealers when she found them she walked solemnly up to the shop and handed the pearl she was prepared for any price and she would except they were very excited by the pearl and offered very high price she took the highest and said thank you and walked out he needed to find somewhere with a bed to sleep so she found a nice cottage and asked if she could stay for price and of course the women was very nice and said she would get the night for free she was very thankful right away she walked in and found a cot and lied coyote down next to her she told him as he fell asleep “everything will be okay now we're

My hands trembled as tears flooded my eyes at the announcement. “You’ll be moving to georgia to live with your grandma”, says my mother, looking at my tears blankly. Does she not realize all that I am losing? Friends, my place among my peers, all the things I’ve grown attached to in the few years of being here robbed from me in one single phone call from my grandmother. At that moment the thought of losing everything consumes me with grief. But no matter how much I refused leaving, I would still have to go. At first being there was difficult; I was isolated and lost because the move changed all my plans as to what I was going to do for the future. Later on things turned around completely and I was better off than I was before. In the book