Vocab
a quickly growing place because of new business
John Sutter
A pioneer who build a fort called Sutter's fort
When did Sutter build his fort?
1841
Describe life as a forty-niner
life as a miner was hard. panning for gold was slow, boring, and dangerous. Miners had to watch out for fools gold. Few miners got rich. Supplies were very expensive
Constitution?
A written plan to govern a state or country
Who discovered gold? And what we he doing during that time?
James Marshall, he was building a new sawmill for John Sutter.
California ratified as a state
September 9, 1850
Where did most people migrate from?
Independence, Missouri
Compromise?
when both parties sacrifice part of what they want in order to reach an agreement
Who was an African American trail leader? Which route did he choose to take?
Jedidah Smith led the first group of American trappers who came overland to California.
Bear Flag Revolt
1846
What was the bear flag revolt?
American settlers wanted California to be an independent republic. 1846, a small group of Americans started a revolt against Mexico. The United States won
Ratify?
Officially approve
The first elected governor of California
Peter Burnett
Boomtown
1849
What is the difference between migrate and immigrate?
Migrate: To move from one place to another=we migrated west for the gold rush
Immigrate: To come into another country to live.
Mary Tape?
Chinese immigrant. Upset that her Chinese American daughter was not allowed to attend public school. A school was created for Chinese.